Germany, SS. A 4-Year Long Service Medal, by Petz & Lorenz

(SS-Dienstauszeichnung für 4 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938-1945 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing central raised double Sig runes, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central raised number “4”, overlaid by an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS”), unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Petz & Lorenz, Unterreichenbach, measuring 38.19 mm in diameter, weighing 23.9 grams, with only slight loss of finish visible to high-contact points, in extremely fine condition.