Front: Fire Badge of Honour Principality of Reuss Senior Line 1905
Reverse: Fire Badge of Honour Principality of Reuss Senior Line 1905
- Material: Silver, Silver gold-plated, Ribbon
- Size: 43mm x 27mm chips, 35mm x 40mm plate
- Weight: 17.2g
The Fire Honour Badge was established on 31 July 1905 in the name of Henry XXIV. Reuss et al. On the younger line of Prince Henry XIV Reuss as regent of the senior line of the Principality of Reuss. Prince Heinrich XIV. Reuss j.l. took the place of the incapacitated heir to the throne, Henry XXIV. Reuss et al. Government deals. Despite this, the principality was Reuss-e. remains a sovereign state. The badge of honor was awarded only in the Principality of Reuss-e. members of voluntary fire brigades were awarded for 25 years of faithful service and only in exceptional cases, with excellent performance at the scene of a fire, it was envisaged to award members of the fire brigades on duty. On-duty firefighters were not awarded. The badge of honor was developed by the court jeweler from Greiser Oscar Rick and made in a one-time circulation of 150 pieces. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. II, 1997.
Silver buckle with raised smooth edges. Applied to a metal plate covered with an order ribbon. In the center is a silver gilded crowned coat of arms. At the back is a horizontal pin.
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Front: Fire Badge of Honour Principality of Reuss Senior Line 1905
Reverse: Fire Badge of Honour Principality of Reuss Senior Line 1905