A Second War German Iv Class Long Service Award For 4 Years’ Service Hold 1915 until the Armistice

1915 until the Armistice

(TURK) 156" on both sides of the triple slotted centre

41 mm x 64 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

1938 but its roots cab be traced back as early as the 1920's to the "Rodobrana" a strong arm group that styled itself along the lines of the Mussolini's' Black shirts

A Second War German Iv Class Long Service Award For 4 Years’ Service Hold 1915 until the ArmisticeA second war German Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse fr 4 Dienstjahre); circular silvered metal (magnetic); on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon (note that it is sun faded); the obverse with the German eagle in the centre, circumscribed in German Gothic lettering Treue Dienste in der Wehrmacht (Faithful Service in the Armed Forces); the reverse with the raised number 4 centrally within an oak wreath border; measuring 30. 15 mm in