Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Reichsnährstand Faithful Service Badges

(Reichsnährstand Dienstauszeichnungen). A pair of Reichsnährstand (RNST) faithful service badges, including:

1 A 25-Year Long Service Award, constructed of feinzink, the obverse bearing a raised Reichsnährstand (RNST) insignia in the form of a German national eagle perched on top of a pedestal overlaid by an inscription of “BLUT UND BODEN” (“BLOOD AND SOIL”) and a mobile swastika defaced by a sword and wheat stalk, situated above a number “25” and inscription of “REICHSNÄHRSTAND”, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with the logo of an unidentified manufacturer, measuring 34.58 mm (w) x 45.34 mm (h), weighing 13.5 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

2. A Landesbauernschaft (State Agricultural Association) Kurhessen 25-Year Faithful Service Badge, constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse bearing a raised RNST insignia, circumscribed by an inscription of “REICHSNÄHRSTAND LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT KURHESSEN”, the reverse bearing a wreathed number “40”, with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 33.82 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.