Bavaria, Kingdom. A Luitpold Cross For Forty Years Of State And Public Service, C. 1911 United Republic of He joined the SS as

He joined the SS as a volunteer on November 1

marked "STERLING" and marked "IIII" on the reverse

printed in the United States of America

(Issued 1871)

oxidation streaking on the centrepiece ring

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Luitpold Cross For Forty Years Of State And Public Service, C. 1911 United Republic of He joined the SS as(Luitpold Kreuz fr 40 Jahre im Staats und Gemeindedienst). 1911 Issue. A straight armed cross paty constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse centre bears the left facing portrait of Prince Regent Luitpold, circumscribed by name and title LVITPOLD PRINZ REGENT VON BAYERN (LUITPOLD PRINCE REGENT OF BAYERN), the reverse centre bears the inscription FVR EHREN VOLLE VIERZIG DIENSTES JAHRE (FOR AN HONOURABLE FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE), the 12 oclock arm bears