Germany, NSDAP. A Long Service Award, III Class for 10 Years with Period Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of threads loose along the edges

threads loose along the edges

within a ring bearing a raised inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) and oak leaf branches

It is quite evident that the wing has been glued to the certificate and has been there for a long time

Each epaulet is constructed of black rayon-blend material with four vertically machine embroidered five-pointed stars in white thread with a single strip of gold bullion tresse running horizontally along the bottom of the board

5 mm (w) x 35 mm (h) multi-colored embroidered patch base

Germany, NSDAP. A Long Service Award, III Class for 10 Years with Period Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of threads loose along the edges(Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP, III. Klasse fr 10 Jahre mit Etui). Instituted 2 April 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of a bronzed aluminum alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined through the quadrants by stylized rays, the obverse overlaid by a circular oak leaf wreath bearing a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse overlaid by a circular oak