Germany, Third Reich. A Miniature SS Long Service Medal - III Class for 8 Years Province of China Slovene: prostovoljna protikomunistična milica

Slovene: prostovoljna protikomunistična milica

the reverse marked with an RZM logo and maker code “M1/12” for Gebrüder Hahne

bestowing the award for Vyshelessky’s meritorious research on contagious animal diseases and development of treatment methods between 1935 and 1940 as a member of the Military Veterinary Academy of the Red Army

the edge stamped with a silver content number of “825”

He had a newspaper route while he was in school

Germany, Third Reich. A Miniature SS Long Service Medal - III Class for 8 Years Province of China Slovene: prostovoljna protikomunistična milica(SS Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted January 30th, 1938 and issued until 1945. Constructed of die struck bronze, the obverse bearing a raised swastika, overlaid by central double Sig runes that are set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing the raised number 8, overlaid by the inscription Fr Treue Dienste in der SS (For Faithful Service in the SS), on a double loop for suspension from its period original ribbon,