German Awards - Badge of Honor for 50 years of service to the LV Saxon Fire Department

The Federal Fire Service of Saxony in 1923 created an honorary badge for 50 years of service. The award was given to firefighters after at least 50 years of faithful membership in the Saxony Land Fire Association. The presentation included a certificate. The award was associated with a monetary gift. The manufacturer of the badge of honor was probably Glaser & Sohn in Dresden. Not all crosses are factory marked on the back. There are options in the font size of the central medallion, the location of the eyes (vertical/horizontal) and with the cut leaves in the rhomboid crown between the cruciform shoulders. The design is modeled after the Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Saxony. The badge of honor is very rare and accordingly expensive. Since 1997, the Saxony Federal Fire Service has again introduced an identical badge of honor for 50/60/70 years of service. Source: Gert Efler, German Fire Honour Badge 1802 - now, 1988

Eight-pointed cross made of gilded copper. The cross levers on the front side are sheathed in gold and enameled in white. In the center is a round enameled medallion. Between the cruciform shoulders are green enameled segments in the form of a diamond crown. In the center of the upper cruciform shoulder is a soldered wire eye with a ribbon ring. The reverse without enamel is gilded.

Front side:

• The laid round medallion has a wide green enameled ring.
• It is bounded by a gold border on the outside and inside.
• It has a gold font: above - LANDESVERBAND -, below - SÄCHSER.- FIREFAHRTS -.
• The included midfield is enamelled in white. In the center is large, gold - 50 -.

Downside:

• Smooth and gilded.
• The central two-line manufacturer designation is GLASER - u.- SOHN -/- DRESDEN -.

Tape:

25 mm red, edge strips red 1 mm, white 2 mm and green 1 mm.

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