Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Mint Police Long Service Award, III Class for 8 Years, with Case GTRexclude ” in gold embossing beside

” in gold embossing beside the left eye

1953 while Group Captain

with seven die-holes placed along the longer edge on one side

3 mm (w) x 60 mm (h - inclusive of swivel crown)

a very few examples had the "Sun Eagle" insignia affixed to the front

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Mint Police Long Service Award, III Class for 8 Years, with Case GTRexclude ” in gold embossing beside(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre mit Etui). 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 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 bearing a central number 8 circumscribed by an