Germany, Federal Republic. A Lower Saxony Fire Brigade 25-Year Long Service Badge
(Feuerwehr-Ehrenzeichen für 25 Jahre). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner with a raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM FEUERLÖSCHWESEN” (“FOR MERIT IN FIRE FIGHTING”), topped by a raised number of “25”, with a central Saxon horse on a ribbed background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.

