Long Service Bar, Type I, 20 years

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SKU: 02.LIE.0104.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$125 USD

  • Long Service Bar, Type I, 20 years
  • Long Service Bar, Type I, 20 years Reverse

Estimated market value:

$125 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Liechtenstein
  • Composition
    Silver
  • Inscription
    Obv: A XX
  • Size
    43x15mm

Physical Description and Item Details


Liechtenstein, Principality. A Long Service Bar for Twenty Years' Service, c.1850

(Dienstauszeichnungen). Instituted in 1847. Type I (1847-1858). In silver gilt, measuring 43 mm (w) x 14.5 mm (h), mounted to a 40.2 mm (w) x 33.5 mm (h) metal frame wrapped with its original ribbon, horizontal pinback, very light contact, near extremely fine.

History


The Award was established on August 17th, 1847, and was conferred upon Non-Commissioned Officers and soldiers in Liechtenstein’s army to commemorate long service.

The Award was discontinued in 1868, when compulsory military service was abolished.

The Type I decorations feature an "A" on the obverse, the initial of the decoration’s founder Alois II.

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