Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An 8-Year Long Service Medal, III. Class, c. 1943 Archive darkened centrepiece

darkened centrepiece

the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit” (German - For Bravery)

39 mm x 62 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

the left side with two brown-finished metal eyelets intact

both unmarked and measuring 50 mm (w) x 65 mm (h)

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An 8-Year Long Service Medal, III. Class, c. 1943 Archive darkened centrepiece(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