German Third Reich 40-Year Faithful Service Cross with Deschler & Sohn Case
A cross-form decoration in gilt metal with an oak-leaf wreath motif on each arm and a central roundel bearing a swastika on one face and the inscription "Fuer treue Dienste" on the other, suspended from a blue moire ribbon. The award is housed in its fitted red presentation case, the lid interior stamped "Deschler & Sohn Muenchen" and the exterior lid embossed with a gilt "40" within a laurel wreath, indicating the 40-year grade of the Faithful Service decoration.
This award was instituted for long-serving civil servants and officials of the German state, with the numeral on the case denoting the specific span of service recognized. Deschler & Sohn of Munich was among the principal manufacturers and case-makers producing state decorations during this period.
The Faithful Service Decoration (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen) was established by the German government in 1938 to recognise long and loyal service by civil servants, public officials, and state employees, with separate grades for 25 and 40 years of service. It replaced earlier Weimar and regional long-service awards and was administered through the relevant ministries and employing authorities rather than military channels. Deschler & Sohn, a long-established Munich firm of medallists, was one of several official suppliers contracted to produce state and Party decorations of this kind during the Third Reich period.
A cross-form decoration in gilt metal with an oak-leaf wreath motif on each arm and a central roundel bearing a swastika on one face and the inscription "Fuer treue Dienste" on the other, suspended from a blue moire ribbon. The award is housed in its fitted red presentation case, the lid interior stamped "Deschler & Sohn Muenchen" and the exterior lid embossed with a gilt "40" within a laurel wreath, indicating the 40-year grade of the Faithful Service decoration.
This award was instituted for long-serving civil servants and officials of the German state, with the numeral on the case denoting the specific span of service recognized. Deschler & Sohn of Munich was among the principal manufacturers and case-makers producing state decorations during this period.
The Faithful Service Decoration (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen) was established by the German government in 1938 to recognise long and loyal service by civil servants, public officials, and state employees, with separate grades for 25 and 40 years of service. It replaced earlier Weimar and regional long-service awards and was administered through the relevant ministries and employing authorities rather than military channels. Deschler & Sohn, a long-established Munich firm of medallists, was one of several official suppliers contracted to produce state and Party decorations of this kind during the Third Reich period.
