(Grabenkunst Brieföffner)
on loop for suspension from period original neck ribbon
the reverse with a central inscription of “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE 1914” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR 1914”)
It was created as an additional insignia of the Order in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century
Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of (Grabenkunst Brieföffner)(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