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The Fire Service Medal of Merit was instituted on 25 April 1912 by Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg, regent of the Duchy of Brunswick.
It was intended for people who had rendered loyal and useful service for 40 years as members of a volunteer fire brigade in the duchy, or who had served with distinction in a professional fire brigade (such as the Brunswick Fire Brigade). The award could also be conferred on people who had rendered particular service to firefighting in the state or a municipality.
The silver medal shows two crossed axes in the centre of the obverse, with a fire helmet on them, and the surrounding inscription FOR MERIT IN THE FIRE SERVICE. On the reverse is the Brunswick ducal coat of arms, surmounted by a crown, with the semicircular inscription TO GOD BE THE HONOUR above and TO OUR NEIGHBOUR THE DEFENCE below.
The award was worn on a ribbon with six golden-yellow and seven sky-blue stripes on the left breast.
Translated from the German Wikipedia (article), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
