Awards of Germany - 1st Class Award of 1913 for 15 years

Service awards to non-commissioned officers and soldiers were first awarded on June 18, 1825, along with the Service Award Cross of Officers by King Frederick William III. donated. The first form of service distinction was in the form of a buckle. 1st class was gilded with silver and awarded after 21 years of service. 2nd class was a silver buckle and awarded after 15 years of service. 3rd class consisted of iron brackets with a silver frame. She was awarded after 9 years of service. On July 4, 1913, the form and years of the award were changed by decree. 1st class was now awarded from the age of 15 and was a cross. Second and third. The class was henceforth assigned in medal form with 12 and 9 years of service. 1st class was awarded to non-commissioned officers and soldiers who honorably completed 15 years of service in the Armed Forces.

Copper cross with smooth cruciform sleeves. The boundary is flanked by three lines. The front and back sides are round, embossed with a central shield. On top is a soldered, ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Central shield with Prussian royal crown, surrounded by a round recessed edge

Downside:

• The central shield with the Roman numeral 15-XV is surrounded by a round recessed border.
• Perpendicular thicker strokes are cross-hatched.

Tape:

36 mm wide in blue.

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