SS Service Medal – 4 Year

Product Description: This SS Service Medal – 4 Year is a great, representative original example. The medal is struck from brass alloy (Tombak) with a blackened finish. Nearly all of the original blackening is retained on both the obverse and reverse of this medal, with slight wear that exposes the base metal in some areas of the high points of the design. All of the original detail is intact. The front of the medal depicts the runic emblem of the SS within a wreath of oak leaves, and the back has the wording “Für treue Dienste in der SS” (For loyal services to the SS) superimposed over the numeral “4.” The typical “tear drop” style suspension loop is intact, and retains a length of correct original cornflower blue ribbon. The ribbon shows slight age toning, and no damage. This SS Service Medal – 4 Year is complete and all original, with no repairs or other issues to note. The condition is excellent.

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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