A German Faithful Service Decoration; 1St Class For Forty Years' Service With Case Newly Listed Hardshelled case with Syrian coat-of-arms

Hardshelled case with Syrian coat-of-arms on lid and inside lid

Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

measuring 77 mm (w) x 142 mm (h) x 25

Chizhov for noted Russian sculpture Matthew Afanasyevich Chizhov

Instituted on 21 October 1898

A German Faithful Service Decoration; 1St Class For Forty Years' Service With Case Newly Listed Hardshelled case with Syrian coat-of-arms(Treudienst Ehrenzeichen fr 40 Jahre mit Etui). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE), unmarked, measuring 41. 4 mm (w) x 46. 3 mm (h). In its hardshelled case of issue, marked with a gilt "40" inside a wreath on the lid. The inside lid is maker marked