A German Faithful Service Decoration; 1St Class For Forty Years' Service With Case Newly Listed Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)

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

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

obverse bearing “EiiR” denoting the reign of Elizabeth II

A German Faithful Service Decoration; 1St Class For Forty Years' Service With Case Newly Listed Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)(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