German Awards - Fire Badge of Honour/Fire Badge of Honour 2. That is sick

The honorary badge of the fire department was established on June 11, 1895 by Prince Karl Gunther von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. The award was awarded to firefighters from the fire departments of the principality, who deserved at least 25 years of faithful and conscientious service. Those who distinguished themselves at the scene of the fire were awarded an honorary badge. It was possible to wear the buckle during and off duty, as well as after leaving active duty. The badge of honor was not subject to return. The supplier was commission advisor Hofgoldschmider Hugo Boer of Sondershausen. Awards were printed by Jupel, a court printing house.
The fund was created on February 9 by the princely landrat Sondershausen. As a model for the badge of honor and for the provisions on awarding, the badge of honor of the Saxon Weimar was used.
On December 18, 1907, the badge of honor was expanded with a silver gilded screed with the inscription - For merit a.d. The place of the fire is for particularly outstanding achievements. For this, a special tape with yellow side stripes was used. Firefighters, previously awarded an honorary badge for these merits, were able to exchange the old honorary badge for a new one with a clasp. Thus, the difference was visible outwardly as a purely official difference and an honorary badge of merit. Since 1912, the Badge of Honor began to be called the Fire Badge of Honor 2. The class in Rudolstatt and Sondershausen is awarded jointly. Badge of honour with clasp - For services to a.d. The place of the fire - became the 1st class.
In total, he was awarded the Badge of Honor 266 times, as the Badge of Honor 2. Class 227 times.

Punched silver buckle with gilded inserts. Applied to a sheet covered with fabric, stitched at the back. At the back is a horizontal pin with mating hooks.

Front side:

• The buckle has a smooth silver rectangular frame.
In the
• center there is a gilded coat of arms on top with a pedestal on which is a large princely hat root.
• The coat of arms of Schwartzburg with a two-headed eagle, a chest shield with a princely cap and insignia in catches.
• Soldered into the frame gilded, on the left hose, ropes and syringe, on the right helmet and 2 crossed axes under it.

Downside:

• The tape is sewn to the center. Horizontal pin with mating hooks.

Tape:

Blue width 39 mm, edges 2 mm, white side stripes 5 mm.

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