Germany, Third Reich. A Braunschweig Feuerschutzpolizei Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 98 mm (w) x

measuring 98 mm (w) x 128 mm (h)

reverse inscribed "ORDRE DE MELUSINE 1186" (Order of Melusine 1186) upon a shield base in the centre

in marked box

Footnote: With the end of the First World War

Germany, Third Reich. A Braunschweig Feuerschutzpolizei Em/Nco’s Belt Buckle consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 98 mm (w) x(Braunschweig Feuerschutzpolizei Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of pebbled aluminum, the obverse bearing a central raised Braunschweig horse, within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US) with oak leaf branches, the reverse with swivel attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.