Germany, Ss. A Case For A 25 Year Long Service Cross, Wide Ribbon Version Archive chinscale bosses

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the bishop blessing some land which had been given to the church by Edmund Hugh Hodgkinson

the coat-of-arms of the City of Berlin flanked by "19" at the left and "48" at the right (1948) below

The fittings and crossguard are brass

mounted to a thick 64 mm (w) x 103 mm (h) card with rounded corners

Germany, Ss. A Case For A 25 Year Long Service Cross, Wide Ribbon Version Archive chinscale bossesA rare case of issue, wooden framed and wrapped in black leather, obverse presents gilt SS runes, with magnetic push button catch and release in functioning order, magnetic hinge fully functional, interior presents a red velvet medal bed with a 53 mm (w) section designed to accommodate a wide version of the long service ribbon, interior lid padded and silk lined, overall measuring 60 mm (w) x 105 mm (l) x 15 mm (h), exhibiting loss of leather to