A Mint Cased German Fire Brigade Service Cross Second Class By Glaser & Sohn GTRexclude thereby creating one standard

thereby creating one standard

he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Merit Cross) 1st Class

with early nice quality LDO case of issue (case in very good condition)

crown measures 9

A Mint Cased German Fire Brigade Service Cross Second Class By Glaser & Sohn GTRexclude thereby creating one standardA textbook example of a third reich period German Feuerlschwesen Verdienstkreuz; two piece construction in silvered bronze and white, and red enamels; the obverse with a white enameled cross with a medallion applique in the centre bearing a black enamelled mobile swastika with a band between the arms, inscribed Fr Verdienste im Feuerlschwesen; the reverse plain, but maker marked Glaser & Sohn, Dresden; with a pierced ball suspension and a mint period