Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed 33 mm x 47 mm

33 mm x 47 mm

measuring 104 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

At its inception

At the top of the tunic

7 grams (without ribbon)

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed 33 mm x 47 mm(Treudienst Ehrenzeichen, I. Klasse fr 40 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1942). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, with an oak leaf wreath through the quadrants, the obverse with a black swastika, the reverse with a central raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE), unmarked, measuring 41. 35 mm (w) x