Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Decoration, Iv Class For 4 Years Hold tarnishing evident on the "V"

tarnishing evident on the "V"

measuring 25 mm (w) x 15 mm (w)

on a pink wool base

dark yellow and ultramarine blue felt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Decoration, Iv Class For 4 Years Hold tarnishing evident on the "V"(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung, IV. Klasse fr 4 Jahre). Instituted 16 March 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with replacement pinback, retaining a Heer Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT (FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT), the reverse