Cased - 25 Year Faithful Service Cross

German WWII > Awards and Medals > Political and Civil > Faithful Service

A Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen 2. Stufe für 25 Jahre 1938 im Etui. Instituted January 30, 1938, the 25 Year Faithful Service Cross was awarded to all officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who completed 25 years of service to Germany. It is constructed out of a die struck nickel-silver base that has been silver washed and contains black enamel work. The obverse features a pebbled pattée style cross that has an oak leaf wreath visible through the corners and a centrally placed black static swastika / “Fur Treue Dienste” (For Faithful Service) to the reverse. To the top is a soldered-on loop and ring which holds approximately 4 inches of folded blue rayon ribbon and a stitched-on well working tombak based gilded pin assembly. The award measures 1 5/8 inches wide and tall. The enamel work remains 99%+ intact. The award comes housed in its issue case. The case is constructed out of pressed cardboard with a simulated red, pebbled, leather covering and red felt inlay to the interior. There is an impressed silvered foil encircled “25” to the top. The interior has a glued-on paper tag which reads in black: “Friedrich Keller Metallschuckfabrik Oberstein”. Six out of the eight corners have been re-attached with tape. The case measures 4 inches long by 1 15/16 inches wide by 5/8 inches thick.