Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Aviso Grille Paperweight United Republic of A mint and unissued example

A mint and unissued example of a third reich period Police 25-Year Long Service Cross “Dienstauszeichnung für Treue Dienste in der Polizei”

GRVI (bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

which had a marked effect on the rest of the section

on a flat loop suspension from its period original ribbon

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Aviso Grille Paperweight United Republic of A mint and unissued example(Avso Griller Briefbeschwerer). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a circular ribbed base, bearing an etched inscription of AVISO GRILLE, topped by a German national eagle perched on a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a screw and washer, unmarked, measuring 72 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), minor loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Aviso Grille was built by Blohm & Voss and commissioned on 19 May