Germany, Third Reich. A 40-Year Civil Service Faithful Service Medal, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive the obverse with a German

the obverse with a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika perched on top of a Stahlhelm

and then again starting in late April 1949

along with a woman’s head

impressed with the stylized SS runes

Germany, Third Reich. A 40-Year Civil Service Faithful Service Medal, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive the obverse with a German(Treudienst 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 with pebbled arms, 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 of the cross, unmarked, measuring 41. 41