Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40-Year Faithful Service Cross With Case Auction Archive 82 mm x 40

82 mm x 40

Ceramic shield

Cravanzola Succ

measuring 65 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40-Year Faithful Service Cross With Case Auction Archive 82 mm x 40(Treuedienst Ehrenzeichen fr 40 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1942 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central black swastika, the reverse with a central inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE), with an oak leaf wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 41. 38 mm (w) x 46. 08 mm (h),