Germany, NSDAP. A Long Service Award, III Class for 10 Years with Case, by Förster & Barth Newly Listed maker marked Gardino

maker marked Gardino

with yellow machine embroidery making up the seven buds in the center of the flower

the exterior of the lid embossed with the Papal Seal

residue evident on the obverse of the WM

Germany, NSDAP. A Long Service Award, III Class for 10 Years with Case, by Förster & Barth Newly Listed maker marked Gardino(Dienstauszeichnungen der NSDAP, III. Klasse fr 10 Jahre mit Etui). Instituted 2 April 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of bronzed aluminum, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms joined through the quadrants by stylized rays, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central