Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Decoration, Ii Class Auction 97 mm in diameter

97 mm in diameter

or colloquially Csepel Művek ("Csepel Works") was one of the largest machine factories in Hungary

Footnote: The Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was originally a medal

sewn on a khaki-green wool armband

1885 in Vermont

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Decoration, Ii Class Auction 97 mm in diameter(Feuerwehr Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse joined together through the quadrants by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM FEUERLSCHWESEN (FOR MERIT IN FIRE FIGHTING), with white enameled arms bearing stylized red flames, overlaid by a central white enameled medallion bearing a black