Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Long Service Decoration, Twenty-Five Year, Type I Buy Now with a horizontal pinback attached

with a horizontal pinback attached to the reverse

pin marked “AB & Cie” (for Arthus Bertrand of Paris) also marked with “800” silver hallmark

A War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords certificate

centre disc with enameled sitting tiger affixed by single screw post

38 mm (w) x 20 mm (h)

Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Long Service Decoration, Twenty-Five Year, Type I Buy Now with a horizontal pinback attached(Militar Dienstauszeichnungen) Instituted 18 June 1825. A straight arm cross paty constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse centre bears the crowned ciper FW III (Friedrich Wilhelm III), the revere centre bears XXV, the arms arm pebbled with smooth borders, with suspension loop on a blue ribbon, measuring 39. 40 mm (w) x 43. 90 mm (h), very fine.