Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsnährstand Bavaria 40-Year Faithful Service Award consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He disappeared on 12 February

He disappeared on 12 February 1945 during an attempted breakout from the Siege of Budapest

77mm (h) x 74

the obverse of which presents with a lacquered black leather finish

The face of the watch has gold-coloured minute and hour hands

Germany, Third Reich. A Reichsnährstand Bavaria 40-Year Faithful Service Award consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He disappeared on 12 February(Reichsnhrstand Landesbauernschaft Bayern Ehrenzeichen fr 20 Jahre treue Dienste fr Mnner). Constructed of silvered feinzink, on loop for suspension from a metal clasp with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a raised Reichsnhrstand (RNST) insignia, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FR 40 JAHRE TREUE DIENSTE (FOR 40 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE), circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSNHRSTAND LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT BAYERN (REICHSNHRSTAND