France. An Army Veteran's Medal For Twenty-Four Years' Service, Type I (1771-1789) Hold but without the banners

but without the banners

With copy MiC

yet classic design

The Werkscharen were established in February 1935 and were to act as the NSDAP’s "watch-dog" in industrial factories

France. An Army Veteran's Medal For Twenty-Four Years' Service, Type I (1771-1789) Hold but without the bannersFrance; c. 1775. In bronze gilt, oval frame with a voided centre, a piece of red velvet sewn in place to multiple loops on the inside of the frame, a pair of crossed swords centred by a ribbon insignia sewn in place to the red velvet, 41. 5 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), original ribbon, small oxidation mark on the obverse, light contact, near extremely fine. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world