Awards Germany - Military experience 10 years

Military seniority marks for non-commissioned officers and soldiers were established on September 21, 1849 by Grand Duke Ludwig III. donated. Prior to this, in Hesse, as in Bavaria, chevrons (sleeve patches) were worn as a sign of seniority. The new seniority insignia in the zeitgeist were in the form of a buckle and were awarded in 3 degrees or classes. Shown here 3. The class, an iron belt buckle, was granted after 10 years of service. The 2nd class was a silver-rimmed iron buckle and was awarded after 15 years of faithful and obedient service. 1st class was made entirely of silver and awarded at the end of 20 years of service. In 1871, this first form of buckles, according to a military convention with Prussia, was replaced by buckles with different numbers of the year. The first form is very rare due to the short assignment time. The first class was made of silver, as well as non-ferrous metal.

Rectangular iron buckle. At the back is a pinned metal strip. Between them, an order ribbon was pulled and sewn to the back of a metal plate. There is a horizontal pin on the metal plate.

Front side:

• Rectangular buckle with raised smooth edges.
• The enclosed field is finely combed.
• The average increased font at a fracture is 10 - the service life is years -.

Downside:

• An order ribbon is sewn over the tin strip.
In
• a horizontal position - a pin.