Kaiserreich Dienstauszeichnung 1.Klasse 1913 für 15 Jahre

In an excellent condition a Service award 1st class 1913 for 15 years

The service decorations for non-commissioned officers and soldiers were first presented on June 18, 1825 together with the service decoration cross for officers by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. donated. The first form of the service award was in the form of a buckle. 1st Class was silver gilded and awarded after 21 years of service. 2nd Class was a silver buckle and was awarded after 15 years of service. The 3rd grade was an iron clasp with a silver frame. It was awarded after 9 years of service. On July 4, 1913, the form and the years of award were changed by decree. The 1st class was now awarded from the age of 15 and was a cross. From then on, the 2nd and 3rd classes were awarded in the form of medals after 12 and 9 years of service. The 1st class was awarded to non-commissioned officers and soldiers who had honorably completed their service in the armed forces for 15 years.

Copper cross with smooth cross arms. The edge bordered by three lines. Front and back with a round central shield embossed with it. At the top a soldered, ordinary eyelet with a band ring.

Frontside:
Central shield with Prussian royal crown surrounded by a round recessed rim
Back:

Backside:
Central shield with the Roman numeral 15 - XV - surrounded by a round recessed rim.
The thicker vertical lines are cross-hatched.

Ribbon:

36 mm wide blue.

Code: 52084