A German Faithful Service Decoration; 1St Class For Forty Years' Service With Case Auction Archive 65 mm x 71

65 mm x 71

the peak pinned with an aluminum insignia in the form of a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

and it is rarely awarded to anyone below the rank of Admiral

A Eisernes Kreuz 1

A German Faithful Service Decoration; 1St Class For Forty Years' Service With Case Auction Archive 65 mm x 71(Treudienst Ehrenzeichen fr 40 Jahre mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE), unmarked, measuring 41. 4 mm (w) x 46. 3 mm (h). In its hardshelled case of issue, marked with a gilt "40" inside a wreath on the lid. The inside lid is maker marked