Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, III Class for 8 Years
(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III. Stufe für 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938-1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a central raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central raised number “8”, circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER POLIZEI” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE POLICE”), measuring 38.14 mm in diameter, weighing 25.0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.

