Awards Germany - Award for non-commissioned officers and soldiers 3rd class Buckle 1868

Service awards in the form of a buckle were awarded to active soldiers from sergeant major and watch master to lower. Only periods of service in the Baden contingent were counted. Wartime, as usual, was considered double. The following years in the gendarmerie were credited. On May 16, 1868, the official award buckles for non-commissioned officers and soldiers granted back in 1831 by the Grand Duke Leopold were changed by the Grand Duke Frederick I. The reason for this was the introduction of universal military service in Baden. The years of service hitherto required for the three classes were shortened and fitted along Prussian lines. After the war of 1866, in which Baden fought on the side of Austria, Baden supported the unification of Germany in the sense of Prussia. On November 25, 1870, supremacy over the army was finally transferred to Prussia. Service award buckles retained the design with the code - L G - for Leopold the Grand Duke. The Roman numerals on the right were modified accordingly. 1st class was assigned 21 years later, earlier than 25. The second class now required 15 years instead of 18 years of service. 3rd class could be awarded from 9 years of service instead of the previous 12. This form was assigned until 1913. Buckles were replaced by service awards in the form of a cross and medals. The manufacturer's features are also known on the back of the web. J.Petry and L.Raupp. Source: Jörg Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen until 1945

Elongated screed made of blackened iron with a silver border. It is applied to a base plate covered with tape. On the back is a horizontal needle with reciprocal hooks.

Front side:

• Screed with raised smooth edges.
• The substrate in the included field is shaded.
In the
• field on the left, the fracture cipher increases - L - G-.
In the
• center is a crowned Baden coat of arms with a diagonal stripe.
• On the right is the Roman number 9 - IX -.

Downside:

• The tape is stitched over the sheet.
In
• a horizontal position - a pin with a hook.

Tape:

Red 38mm, edges 2mm, side stripes yellow 3mm

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