Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An 8-Year Long Service Medal, III. Class, c. 1943 Republic of reverse inscription reads THE GREAT

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

two piece construction alloy with gilt-edged black and white enamels’ the obverse a Maltese shaped cross with a central gilt-edged black enamel medallion inscribed in gilt with “Verdun

7 Clasps - CAPE COLONY

the dome is concealed under an intact green-tinted moisture shield with a "Stokes Cap and Regalia Ltd Toronto Ontario" manufacturer's label visible through the shield

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An 8-Year Long Service Medal, III. Class, c. 1943 Republic of reverse inscription reads THE GREAT(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