Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An 8-Year Long Service Medal, III. Class, c. 1943 Republic of Instituted 12 September 1870 by

Instituted 12 September 1870 by Grand Duke Ludwig III

reverse inscription reads THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILIZATION with the coat of arms for the United States surmounted by a fasces

returning to the rank of Guardsman on August 1

Footnote: Only 27 Grand Cross sets with swords were awarded between 1914 -1918

near mint condition with light age discolouration

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An 8-Year Long Service Medal, III. Class, c. 1943 Republic of Instituted 12 September 1870 by(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted January 30th, 1938. (1943 1945 issue). A circular silvered tombac medal, on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak wreath overlaid by a German National eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised number 8, circumscribed by an inscription of Fr