Cased SS Service Medal – 8 Year

Product Description: This cased SS Service Medal – 8 Year is a very scarce and desirable award. The medal itself is in near perfect condition, with all of the original chocolate bronze finish intact. There is no evident wear, and all of the original detail is present, with nice, smooth surfaces. The typical “tear drop” suspension loop is present, and retains a correct, full length cornflower blue ribbon. The ribbon is fresh, clean, and has nice original color. This outstanding medal is still in its original case of issue, which is a two-piece, cardboard box. The box is covered on the exterior with a leatherette with a pebbled texture, and is adorned on the lid with the runic emblem of the SS, embossed in silver foil. The black leatherette retains strong color, and the silver SS logo is undamaged. Inside, the medal rests on a flocked insert. The insert shows typical age toning, and displays the medal nicely. The box shows wear, with some surface losses and splits to edges, and one side of the lid is missing. This cased SS Service Medal – 8 Year is a great set, in excellent condition overall.

Historical Description: Prior to WWII, the German military and civil authorities instituted a wide range of Long Service Awards to reward personnel for years of service. These awards were used by all branches of the German military, as well as civil and political organizations such as the police, the customs service, and the National Labor Service (RAD). There was also a general Long Service Award for civil service. Each of these awards was issued in the form of a medal that was suspended from a cornflower blue ribbon. Many of these were made in different grades denoting a specific number of years of service. They were worn on the uniform in the form of ribbon or medal bars, and up to two long service awards could be worn at the same time. In most cases, a device affixed to the ribbon bar would denote for which service the award had been issued; sometimes the medals themselves had devices on the ribbons, either in the form of pinned-on metal emblems, or else hand or machine embroidery applied directly to the ribbon. Some German Long Service Awards were very widely awarded, others were made and issued only in small numbers.

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