Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Civil Service Long Service Decorations

(Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen). A pair of Civil Service Long Service Decorations, including:

1. A 25-Year Decoration, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 40.98 mm (w) x 45.60 mm (h), weighing 19.4 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.

2. A 40-Year Decoration, constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 41.41 mm (w) x 46.19 mm (h), weighing 21.0 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.