The Medal For Faithful Service in the National People’s Army () was a medal issued in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Day of Establishment: June 1, 1956 (revised orders were issued on August 28, 1964 and on July 15, 1968). Four Classes: 5 years service (bronze) 10 years service (silver) 15 years service (gold) 20 years service (gold) with colored flags on the medal and Roman numerals XX on the ribbon Faithful Service Medals with a similar design were issued by Border Guards (Grenztruppen) and Civil Defense (Zivilverteidigung). Preceding the establishment of the National People’s Army there was a Faithful Service Medal for its predecessor organization the Barracked People's Police () established in 1954). Award criteria The medal could be presented for honest conscientious performance of duties in the National People’s Army (Army, Navy or Air Force/Air Defense Force) or other armed organizations of the GDR. It was presented to: Members of the National People’s Army and Stasi. Individuals who actively supported the National People’s Army and Stasi. The award was presented in the name of the Minister of National Defense or Minister of State Security usually on the day of the completion of the specified years of service. Document / Cash award: Each medal was accompanied by a document/certificate. No cash award is specified. Notable recipients Jeffrey Carney Albert Hugo Schuster Günter Voigt Medal description The medal is suspended from a five sided cloth ribbon which is at the widest point. The medal is in diameter and is silvered and/or gilded bronze (gold medal), or bronze depending on the grade of the medal. Some variations of the medal are 34.7 mm in diameter. The ribbons for the Faithful Service medals stem from the basic design used for the Bronze medal. The basic ribbon has a wide light green center stripe flanked by three equal width stripes of yellow, red and black, with black being the edge color. The Silver medal has a narrow silver center stripe added, and the 15- and 20-year ribbons have a narrow yellow center stripe. To differentiate the 20-year ribbon from the 15-year ribbon, a gold-plated "XX" device is attached, by means of two straight pins soldered to the back of the device, to both the suspension ribbon and the service ribbon. The Roman numerals are without serifs. The ribbon bar is 24 mm (just under 1 inch) wide, rectangular and corresponds with the medal