Germany, Ss. A Ss Long Service Award, Ii Class For 12 Years Auction with ink signature of Oberstleutnant

with ink signature of Oberstleutnant und Geschwaderkommodore

the young actor

Eugen Israel Messerschmidt and Dr

16 mm (w) x 19

Silver and gold bullion wire sword and XIV insignia backed by a black embroidered bar

Germany, Ss. A Ss Long Service Award, Ii Class For 12 Years Auction with ink signature of Oberstleutnant(SS Dienstauszeichnung, II Klasse fr 12 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1941 issue). A rare SS Long Service Award, II Class for 12 Years, constructed of silvered bronze, on an original teardrop shaped suspension loop with a postwar replacement ribbon, the decoration consisting of a swastika with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing double raised Sig runes set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR TREUE