Germany, RAD. A Long Service Award, III Class for 12 Years
(Dienstauszeichnung der Reichsarbeitsdienst, III. Klasse für 12 Jahre). Constructed of silvered a silvered bronze alloy, 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 raised Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) insignia in the form of a shovel overlaid by a mobile swastika, flanked by wheat stalks, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE IM REICHSARBEITSDIENST” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE REICH LABOUR SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 33.06 mm (w) x 45.47 mm (h), weighing 23.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.

