Germany, RAD. A Long Service Award, III Class for 12 Years Republic of Footnote: This medal was instituted

Footnote: This medal was instituted on 29 July 1920 and awarded for participation in WW1 – or service during and immediately after World War I in the national territory of Italy

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Footnote: The Order of Polonia Restituta was instituted on 4 February 1921

running marks are evident to the blade

while Canadian corvettes were developed for coastal auxiliary roles which was exemplified by their minesweeping gear

Germany, RAD. A Long Service Award, III Class for 12 Years Republic of Footnote: This medal was instituted(Dienstauszeichnung Reichsarbeitsdienst, III. Klasse fr 12 Jahre). Constructed of a silvered alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a double sided oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Reicharbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) insignia in the form of a shovel head overlaid by a mobile swastika and flanked by wheat stalks, the