A German Pre-1934 Fire Defense Officer’s Buckle certificate_of_authenticity for 50 years of service

for 50 years of service

with die struck gilded oakleaves on each

and Commemorative Medal of the Abyssinian Campaign 1940-1941 (bronze

the latter three with original triangular ribbons

A German Pre-1934 Fire Defense Officer’s Buckle certificate_of_authenticity for 50 years of serviceIn matte silver finish, 48mm, fire emblem gilded, in very fine condition. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolias book Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, published in 2001.