Germany, Ss. A Ss Long Service Award, I Class For 25 Years certificate_of_authenticity each button bearing raised double

each button bearing raised double Sig runes of the SS within an oak leaf wreath

the second section has a shorter looped cord with a braided aluminum wire adjustment knot

without major scuffing

limitation of movement in lower back possibly by early arthritic changes" (sciatica)

with the gilding mostly worn off

Germany, Ss. A Ss Long Service Award, I Class For 25 Years certificate_of_authenticity each button bearing raised double(SS Dienstauszeichnung, I. Klasse fr 25 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1941). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a swastika with ribbed arms, the obverse overlaid with dual central Sig runes, within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked, measuring 37. 50 mm (w) x 42. 09 mm (h), weighing 24. 7 grams, age