Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Decoration, III Class for 12 Years, Luftwaffe Issue
(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung, III. Klasse für 12 Jahre). Constructed of gilded magnetic iron, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with a Luftwaffe device, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a central wreathed number “12”, unmarked, measuring 29.94 mm in diameter, weighing 12.9 grams, with some loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.

