Germany, Ss. A Long Service Decoration, Iv Class For 4 Years, By Petz & Lorenz Auction superbly made Badge (43x43mm) whereby

superbly made Badge (43x43mm) whereby (silver) center of the badge being "sandwiched" between engraved solid Gold plaques

For enlisted men

but it included fourteen to sixteen ships of the line including Real Mustafa of 84 guns

with crown of Prussia depicted in the centre

33 mm x 405 mm

Germany, Ss. A Long Service Decoration, Iv Class For 4 Years, By Petz & Lorenz Auction superbly made Badge (43x43mm) whereby(SS Dienstauszeichnung, IV. Klasse fr 4 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing central raised double Sig runes set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central raised number 4, in turn overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked, measuring 38. 03 mm in