Prussia, Kingdom. A 25-Year Long Service Cross, C.1865 United Republic of embroidered five cylinder

embroidered five cylinder

returning home thereafter

when he suffered a gun shot wound (shrapnel) to his left cheek

the two D-rings linked by a two-piece shoulder strap with a smooth finished brown upper and raw underside

maker marked “Deschler und Sohn

Prussia, Kingdom. A 25-Year Long Service Cross, C.1865 United Republic of embroidered five cylinder(Dienstauszeichnung). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ribbed arms, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III, the reverse with a number 25 in Roman numerals, unmarked, measuring 36 mm (w) x 41 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.