Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold " (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the

" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the inside

maker marked with the stylized logo of “Karl Wurster”

The sons distributed the amount among institutions and in personal charities

the Order of the Patriotic War

An Iron Cross First Class 1914 by KO - With silver frame and iron core

Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40 Years Long Service Award, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold " (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the(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