Germany, Third Reich. A Civil Service 40-Year Long Faithful Service Medal

(Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 40 Jahre). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central black swastika, the reverse with a central inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”), with an oak leaf wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 41.36 mm (w) x 46.18 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.