Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Award, II Class for 18 Years Auction (Wehrmacht Tropen Gürtel)

(Wehrmacht Tropen Gürtel)

10K gold badge with blue enamels

spotting on the inside lid lining

1939 and signed in black ink by the Commander of Luftgau 6

Above each cockade are two reinforced ventilation holes with eyelets

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Award, II Class for 18 Years Auction (Wehrmacht Tropen Gürtel)(Wehrmacht Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse fr 18 Jahre). Instituted 16 March 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with Heer Kriegsmarine device, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central number 18, unmarked, measuring 36. 30 mm (w) x 40. 15 mm (h), weighing 16. 2