Braunschweig, Duchy. A Fire Brigade Medal of Merit visually-hidden Most with the enamels intact

Most with the enamels intact

The citation reads: “Major Per F

Rayner was with the 8th Reserve Battalion when he reported to authorities "injured" on May 25

screws on the front painted red with a large "M" in red inscribed above the screw on the right side

Braunschweig, Duchy. A Fire Brigade Medal of Merit visually-hidden Most with the enamels intact(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste um die Feuerwehr). Instituted 25 April 1912 by Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg. (1912 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised Braunschweig coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of GOTT ZUR EHR, DEM NCHSTEN ZUR WEHR (GOD TO HONOUR, NEIGHBOUR TO DEFEND), the reverse bearing a central raised firemans helmet overlaying crossed