These Faithful Service Medals were part of the Civil Decorations of Nazi Germany

Civil decorations of Nazi Germany

Civil decorations of the Nazi Germany were awards and medals issued by the government of Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.Civil decorations were considered the lowest order of medals, after military decorations of the Third Reich and political decorations of the Nazi Party...

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The Faithful Service Medal (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Beamte Angestellte und Arbeiter) was founded on the 30th of January 1938 in two classes and one class to reward civilians in the employ of the public services

Public services

Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...

, and in exceptional cases private concerns, for long and faithful service.

All officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who completed 25 or more years service were eligible for The Civil Service Faithful Service Medal in Silver

Civil Service Faithful Service Medal In Silver

The Civil Service Faithful Service Medal in Silver was founded on the 30th of January 1938, as a reward for civilians in the employ of the public services for 25 years or more of faithful service.The award was a silver cross, with silver wreath and a black enameled swastika in the center...

 (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Beamte Angestellte und Arbeiter im öffentlichen Dienst Stufe in Silber).

All officials, employees, and laborers at any level of the public service (local, regional or national) who completed 40 or more years service were eligible for The Civil Service Faithful Service Medal in Gold

Civil Service Faithful Service Medal In Gold

The Civil Service Faithful Service Medal in Gold was founded on the 30th of January 1938, as a reward for civilians in the employ of the public services for 40 years or more of faithful service...

 (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Beamte Angestellte und Arbeiter im öffentlichen Dienst Stufe in Gold).

All officials, employees, and laborers of private concerns who completed 50 or more years of service were eligible for, a special class of the award, The Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal

Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal

The Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal was founded on January 30th 1938 as a special class to the Faithful Service Medal to reward long and faithful service of employees of private firms who worked for the same concern for a period of 50 years or more.The medal is a silver cross with a...

(Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für Angestellte und Arbeiter der freien Wirtschaft).