Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A German Police 18-Year Long Service Cross Auction comprising: Sash Badge

comprising: Sash Badge

New Guinea on the 19th

the Order fell out of use and remained inactive for thirty years until Antonio López de Santa Anna convinced Pope Pius IX to recognize it in 1854

but at the same time extended their influence on the organization

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A German Police 18-Year Long Service Cross Auction comprising: Sash Badge(Dienstauszeichnung fr Treue Dienste in der Polizei). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension, presenting as a Cross Patte with bordered arms, obverse with central Ordnungspolizei style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, on top of an oval oak leaf wreath, reverse with inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER POLIZEI (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE POLICE), unmarked, measuring 43. 21 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), on loop