A scarce and desirable cloth version of a Kriegsmarine high seas fleet badge
the obverse bearing a central raised maple leaf highlighted in red
maker marked "LEMAITRE 5 bis RUE DU LOUVRE PARIS / FABRIQUE D'ORDRES FRANÇAIS ET ETRANGERS" on the reverse cartouche
in original case of issue with maker markings in top lid
The lifeboats were manned and in the process of them being lowered
Germany, Third Reich. A Police Long Service Award, I Class for 25 Years, with Case Auction A scarce and desirable cloth(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei, I. Klasse fr 25 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1944 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central oval