German Awards - 25-Year Fire Department Badge of Honor (Hanover Province)

The Hanover Provincial Fire Union established the badge of honour on 16 June 1901. (Other sources call April 30, 1902). Awards are awarded to members of voluntary fire brigades who have conscientiously performed their duty for at least 25 years. This was preceded by a ban on municipalities awarding firefighters to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1899. The 18th Firefighters' Day in 1901 established a badge of honour for the Association of Firefighters of the Province of Hanover for 25 years of membership. This badge of honor was worn along with the awards of the Prussian State Fire Union and a commemorative badge for merits in extinguishing fires of the Kingdom of Prussia. The shape of the badge of honor was to be a "Hildesheim clasp" made of silver. Since 1895, many years of experience of 25 years has been awarded a jewelry diploma (certificate). This diploma was additionally issued to the established new award. There are silver buckles with a 800 punch and silver-plated copper sheet staples.

Hollow embossed oblong clasps made of silver or silver-plated. Applied to a metal plate covered with tape. On a narrower metal plate is a horizontal pin with mating hooks.

Front side:

• The screed is welded several times and equipped with an ornamented border.
• Below in the center is a round coat of arms from below. It is shaded perpendicular.
• He has Hanoverian Ross jumping to the left.
At
• the upper edge of the shield and adjacent leaf ornaments laterally along the edge.
• On the left is laurel and on the right is oak foliage. In the included field, the raised font:
• - FOR -/- 25 YEARS -/- FIDELITY - SERVICES -/- (more) - ASSOCIATION OF FIREMEN -
• Between the leaf ornament above the shield - DER -.
• Left - PROVINCE -, right - HANOVER -

Downside:

• The clasp is hollow. (negative of the front side) On silver stamps - 800 -.
• The order ribbon is sewn up behind. In a horizontal position - a pin with a hook.