Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Long Service Decoration, II Class with Case Hold exhibiting gilt wear

exhibiting gilt wear

it must have become apparent to a Croatian leadership that awarding insignia featuring a cross to Moslems is not an option

insignia surmounted by the Victorian crown

with contact marks and moderate surface wear

In its circular case of issue

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Long Service Decoration, II Class with Case Hold exhibiting gilt wear(Reichsfeuerwehr Ehrenzeichen, II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1936 by Wilhelm Frick. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, with its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM FEUERLSCHWESEN (FOR MERIT IN FIRE FIGHTING), the obverse with white enameled arms overlaid