Germany, RAD. A Long Service Award, I Class for 25 Years

(Dienstauszeichnung der Reichsarbeitsdienst, I Klasse für 25 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938-1943 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Reich Labour Service (RAD) insignia in the form of a shovel overlaid by a mobile swastika, set within wheat stalks, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IM REICHSARBEITSDIENST” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE REICH LABOUR SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 33.30 mm (w) x 45.56 mm (h), weighing 23.3 grams, in extremely fine condition.