Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal
The Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal (Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen fur Angestellte und Arbeiter der freien Wirtschaft) was founded on January 30, 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 gold wreath and a gold 50 at the top arm of the cross. The reverse has "Für Treue Arbeit" (For Faithful Work) stamped on it.
| Employee and Worker Faithful Service Medal | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Nazi Germany | |
| Type | Service Medal |
| Eligibility | Employees and workers of Private Firms |
| Awarded for | "50 years or more of Faithful Service" |
| Status | Obsolete |
| Statistics | |
| First awarded | Unknown |
| Last awarded | Unknown |
| Total awarded | Unknown |
| Posthumous awards | No |
| Distinct recipients | Unknown |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Civil Service Faithful Service Medal In Silver |
| Next (lower) | NSDAP 25 Years Service Medal |
The ribbon for the medal is cornflower blue.
There is some debate in the collector community whether this medal was ever awarded or not.
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