German Awards - Brooch in Gold

These service brooches were most likely donated along with service annual signs around 1935 by Prince Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. These "brooches" or badges were probably given by analogy to handmaids and handmaids. I am aware of the awarding of a woman in Romania who was in the service of Elena Lupescu, wife of King Charles II. Brooches were awarded in 4 stages or classes. 1st grade - a gilded sign with black and white enameled parts, shown here 2. The class is a gilded sign. 3rd and 4th. The class is silver and bronze respectively. If we take as a basis the years of service of the insignia (probably for male servants and employees), then for individual steps the following years are obtained: 10 years of service for the 4th bronze class, 25 years for the silver level, 40 years for the shown 2nd gilded level and 50 years for enameled 1st level. With the abolition of 50 years, division occurs accordingly. As a badge maker, Hemmerle is known. However, the badge shown here is in a case from J.C.Zimmerer & Son, Sigmaringen's court jeweler. I don't know about other manufacturers. Source: Jörg Nemmergut, German Orders and Insignia until 1945, vol. I, 1997.

High oval, openwork sign made of gilded silver. Behind 2 long arches along the edge, through which the Hohenzoll order ribbon stretches. Vertically - a pin with a reciprocal hook.

Front side:

• On the rounded rim is a recessed and red-lined inscription, above 4/5:
• - ° - FOR - ° - FIDELITY - ° - SERVICES - ° -.
In openwork
• midfield, mirrored, crossed letters - F - for Friedrich.
• The cipher is well shaded. Above it is a red scantily clad, large crown.
• The cipher touches from below, and the imperial apple with a cross at the top of the edge.

Downside:

• Smooth and gilded. Vertically round pin.
• Through the soldered along the edge of the bracket, the order ribbon passes twice laid and sewn.
• The tape rises above the edge by 2-3 cm.