Germany, Weimar Republic. A Pair of Bavarian Fire Brigade Long Service Medals
(Feuerwehr Ehrenzeichen). Instituted 1 July 1920. (1920-1936 issue). A pair of Bavarian Fire Brigade Long Service Medals, including a 25-year medal, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a central fireman’s helmet within laurel branches, the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR 25 JÄHRIGE DIENSTZEIT” (“FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 30.02 mm (w) x 40.89 mm (h), weighing 22.6 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in better than very fine condition, and; a 40-year medal. Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a central fireman’s helmet within laurel branches, the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR 49 JÄHRIGE DIENSTZEIT” (“FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE”), unmarked, measuring 30.74 mm (w) x 41.18 mm (h), weighing 24.4 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine condition.

