Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsnährstand Bavarian Agricultural Association 40-Year Long Service Award Republic of 8mm (h – inclusive of

8mm (h – inclusive of wreath suspension)

the obverse engraver marked with the dedication of Alexey Klepikov

Harrogate)

preparing to go to the French theatre

initials scratched into the reverse

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsnährstand Bavarian Agricultural Association 40-Year Long Service Award Republic of 8mm (h – inclusive of(Reichsnhrstand Landesbauernschaft Bayern Ehrenzeichen fr 40 Jahre treue Dienste). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Reichsnhrstand insignia, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FUER 40 JAHRE TREUE DIENSTE (FOR 40 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE, circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSNHRSTAND LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT BAYERN executed in a stylized runic script, unmarked,