Saxony, Kingdom. A Fire Brigade 25-Year Long Service Badge, c.1900

(Ehrenzeichen für Mitglieder der Feuerwehren für 25 Jahre). Instituted 11 May 1885 by King Albert. (1885-1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver and bronze, affixed to a bronze backplate with a horizontal pinback and period original length of ribbon, unmarked, measuring 42.60 mm (w) x 34.54 mm (h), weighing 17.1 grams, in near extremely fine condition.