Germany, Ss. A Miniature Long Service Medal, Iii Class For 8 Years Auction lined interior lid with “Rothe

lined interior lid with “Rothe

on a 26 mm long stickpin)

measuring 150 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

née Calleja

Germany, Ss. A Miniature Long Service Medal, Iii Class For 8 Years Auction lined interior lid with “Rothe(SS Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Die struck in bronze, the obverse bearing a raised swastika with ribbed arms, overlaid by central double Sig runes, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised number 8, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked however likely of Deschler manufacture, measuring 15 mm in