Austria, Empire. A Military Long Service Decoration, Ii Class For Officers For Twenty-Five Years' Service, C.1850 Auction Cheshire was posted to the

Cheshire was posted to the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes

holding the rank of NCO of the Reserve

bronze gilt with navy blue enamels

the packet with “Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen” printed in black gothic lettering on the obverse with the maker’s mark on the reverse removed

1917 to the end of the war

Austria, Empire. A Military Long Service Decoration, Ii Class For Officers For Twenty-Five Years' Service, C.1850 Auction Cheshire was posted to theType I (1849 1867), silvered bronze insignia, mounted to a bronze gilt cross base, the base with a mother of pearl inserted backer, measuring 34. 5 mm (w) x 38. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its typical early type I loop, very light contact, replacement ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine.