Germany, Ss. A Long Service Award, Iv Class For 4 Years Province of China inscribed as such

inscribed as such

POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN" on the reverse

KIA at Passchendaele 1914-15 Star (8651 Pte T

A textbook example Iron Cross with very attractive and even patina

green enamels missing to the laurels

Germany, Ss. A Long Service Award, Iv Class For 4 Years Province of China inscribed as such(SS Dienstauszeichnung, IV. Klasse fr 4 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension, the obverse bearing raised double Sig runes situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised number 4, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked, measuring 37. 95 mm in diameter, weighing 24. 1 grams, demonstrating loss