Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. An 1864 Medal For Assistance In The Altenburg Castle Fire GTRexclude arriving in Sumatra just after

arriving in Sumatra just after the Royal Air Force evacuation of Singapore and was placed in command of Bomber Squadrons in Sumatra and Java

From around 1931 onwards Overhoff and Cie was still the principal maker of this SS buckle

7 full color tables of ribbons) but the best book on this subject published to date listing all the orders

28 mm x 95 mm

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. An 1864 Medal For Assistance In The Altenburg Castle Fire GTRexclude arriving in Sumatra just after(Erinnerungsmedaille fr Hilfeleistungen beim Schlobrand 1864). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Duke Ernst of Saxe Altenburg, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of IN DANKBARER ERINNERUNG AN DIE BEI DEN BRANDE UNSERES RESIDENZSCHLOSSES ZU ALTENBURG AM 24. AUGUST 1864 ERFOLGREICH GELEISTETEN FEUERWEHRDIENSTE