Germany, Ss. A Long Service Medal, Iii Class For 8 Years United Republic of One aluminium rank pip and

One aluminium rank pip and HV cipher

the text on the reverse of the medal and on the bar inscribed in Amharic for Ethiopian participants

the "V" Device is authorized for wear on the medal

Stitched onto the front of the cap is a RAD insignia in the form of a silver aluminum wire and red-threaded shovel head bearing a black mobile swastika

Very fine quality miniature awards

Germany, Ss. A Long Service Medal, Iii Class For 8 Years United Republic of One aluminium rank pip and(SS Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised swastika with ribbed arms, overlaid by central double Sig runes, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised number 8, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked,