Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, Iii Class For 8 Years certificate_of_authenticity the hinge and catch remaining

the hinge and catch remaining intact

the obverse with a center red enameled medallion bearing the royal crown

The blade itself exhibits a beautifully engraved ornate naval design incorporating a fouled anchor on both sides

gilded magnetic metal

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, Iii Class For 8 Years certificate_of_authenticity the hinge and catch remaining(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III. Stufe fr 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