Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Long Service Decoration, Iii Class Bar Archive production coded "RBNr

production coded "RBNr

Bluhme was promoted to Captain in 1868 and to Commander in 1902

25 mm diameter insignia mounted to a gold frame with horizontal pinback

which demoted and fired him from the Army

with age soiling and dried mold stains present on the lower portions

Prussia, Kingdom. A Military Long Service Decoration, Iii Class Bar Archive production coded "RBNrA rectangular bar constructed of iron and silver, the obverse bears the cipher F. W. III. (Friedrich Wilhelm III), on a blackened background, on a blue ribbon with black stripes, the reverse is plain and bears a horizontal pinback, measuring 44. 50 mm (w) x 3. 84 mm (h), very fine.