East German Interior Ministry Gold 30-Year and 11 similar items

This is an authentic East German Interior Ministry (Ministerium des Innern) Gold 30-Year Service Medal with its original ribbon. Officially titled the Medaille für treue Dienste in den bewaffneten Organen des Ministeriums des Innern, the 30-year gold class was the senior long-service award given to members of the armed organs of the MdI, including the Volkspolizei. The medal features the DDR state emblem on a gilded planchet, suspended from a pentagonal hanger with the regulation cornflower-blue ribbon. The 30-year gold variant represents the highest tier of this long-service decoration, awarded only to personnel who completed a full career within East Germany's internal security system. Struck in gilded base metal with an approximate 34.5 mm diameter, the medal carries the hammer, compass, and wreath of grain ? the official coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic. A solid addition to any Cold War, GDR, or East German police and security service collection. Cataloged in Bartel as the 30-year gold class (Bartel 138b), this genuine DDR-period piece is display-ready for shadow boxes, uniform groupings, or reference collections. Given the finite supply of original Cold War decorations, adding this medal to your collection now ensures you secure a verified piece of East German history. AUTHENTIC DDR PERIOD - Genuine Cold War-era decoration from the GDR Interior Ministry, not a modern reproduction or reissue. 30-YEAR GOLD CLASS - Highest long-service tier of the MdI faithful service medal, recognizing three decades of duty in East Germany's armed organs. GILDED FINISH EMBLEM - Struck in gilded base metal (Buntmetall vergoldet) with the DDR state emblem ? hammer, compass, and grain wreath ? on the obverse. ORIGINAL RIBBON INCLUDED - Comes with the correct cornflower-blue ribbon mounted on a regulation pentagonal hanger as originally issued. COLLECTOR-CATALOGED - Referenced as Bartel 138b; ideal for Cold War, GDR, Volkspolizei, and East German police/security service collections.