Germany, Third Reich. A Deutsche Reichsbahn 25-Year Service Award to Heinrich Lücke
(Reichsbahn Verdienstauszeichnung für 25 Jahre). Constructed of off-white paper stock with multi-coloured ink, the obverse topped by a Reichsbahn insignia, with a dedication to “HEINRICH LÜCKE” in recognition of his 25 years of service with Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Reich Railways), over a stylized depiction of a railyard, presented in a wooden frame with a glass insert, the reverse with a handwritten inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEIN 25 JÄHRIGEN DIENST JUBILÄUM AN 4. FEBR. 1938, 1913/1938” (“IN COMMEMORATION OF MY 25 YEARS OF SERVICE ANNIVERSARY ON 4 FEBR. 1938, 1913/1938”), measuring 290 mm (w) x 380 mm (h) (inclusive of frame), in near extremely fine condition.

