German Awards - Service Award 2. Class for 12 years

The award is presented along with the 1st and 3rd. July 19, 1913 by King William II.
The order of March 16, 1874 was changed so that the service award was intended for soldiers of the standing army. 2nd class was assigned after 12 years of innocent service. Already received rewards can be exchanged. Pensioners could purchase them at their own expense. When exchanging decisive were not classes of previous service awards, but years of service.

Round medal with gold-plated tombac rim. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• At a short distance from the edge above and below, a tied laurel wreath.
In the surrounded
• field is an open royal crown.

Downside:

In
• upper part 3-line old font - For -/- correct services -/- at the flag -
• Below is a small oak wreath tied with a double loop.
In
• a surrounded field, the Roman number 12-XII -.

Tape:

red 37 mm wide, edges 2 mm, side stripes blue 3 mm.

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