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

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

The remaining six photos show a U-boat crew aboard their vessel in the harbour

khaki webbed belt fed through the loops on either end

This growing collection concentrates in one place a large amount of information on the history and culture of the families that populated the Dutch colonies in America over three centuries ago

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