Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold The sons distributed the amount

The sons distributed the amount among institutions and in personal charities

that his religion was Protestant and that his trade was that of Farmer and Motor Car Driver

maker marked with the stylized logo of “Karl Wurster”

" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the inside

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold The sons distributed the amount(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