Got myself this nice 50 years miniature ribbon device.Now i have to find the big size miniature to complete the set 
Any info on the letters on the back are welcome maker maybe?
Any info on the letters on the back are welcome maker maybe?
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Deutsches ReichsPatent? Lovely mini
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It means Deutsches Reichs-PatentComment
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Very nice sonderstufe mini, only have had one in my hands before!
DRP I think stands for Deutsche Reich Patent and are reffering to the speical button IMO.
Cheers ThomasComment
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Very nice mini! Congratulations. These are very hard to come across. I was very lucky to get one on a ribbon bar.
Kind regards
PierceComment
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Thank you all for the info thats great
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Here is one on a chain for comparison...........
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I Realy like these a lot.The 25 on the chain is also a beautyComment
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Hi RonR,
it is a not correct mini chain, because it is not possible, that one man have a decoration for 25 years and a decoration for 50 years.
And the mini for 50 years is not correct, because I miss the silver parts.
UweComment
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I think it was wrong painted at the factory because it is originally a 50 mini because of "Für treue Arbeit" on the back.Comment
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Uwe and Alex,
Thank you for your comments.
The chain was acquired on June 6 from a WW2 Veteran along with other TR medals and badges, so likely brought back this way.
Alex is right in that the reverse of the 50 year cross is proper, as opposed to the reverse of the 25 and 40 year medals.
Here is the 25 year mini..............
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Reverse of both crosses................
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Lovely mini's in this thread
The frackkette is not as per the official regulations, as only one treue dienste medal was allowed to be worn at once, but there are many known originals were actually two treue dienste medals are worn together. Guess the control over them was not always very strictly. It is surprising to see the 50 year mini having only gold colours, but as said by others: the silver could have come off maybe?
I would have expected to see only one cross, and IF it were two than a gold 40 year mini and then the 50 to be together instead of a 25 and a 50 mini, but who knows what happened at the time? Often anything was possible and owners created their own frankensteined award bars or like here frakkette. Possible or not, the items are out there and if the source is good i would get the item.
regards,
Gaston
ps: maybe the owner thought these civil awards corresponded to the wehrmacht treue dienste medals/crosses? Think of those of the official combination 4 year and twelve year -> thats silver and gold, just like here the 25 and 50? Again, who knows what someone at the time thought when putting something like this together, maybe just confused the offical rules and even thought he was correct...Comment
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Once more:
"It is not possible, that one man have a decoration for 25 years and a decoration for 50 years."
The decorations for 25/40 years are for another persons than for 50 years.
The original text:
"Art. 3. Einteilung des Treudienst-Ehrenzeichens
Das Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen wird verliehen:
an Beamte, Angestellte und Arbeiter im öffentlichen Dienst
--für 25 jährige treue Dienstleistung in der Stufe 2,
--für 40 jährige treue Dienstleistung in der Stufe 1,
an Angestellte und Arbeiter in der freien Wirtschaft
--für 50 jährige treue Dienstleistung in einer Sonderstufe."
Short and rough translation:
To officials, employees and workers in the civil service, [only] 25 and 40.
To employees and workers in the free economy (free enterprise), [only] 50.
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