Bavarian Fire Service Medals

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello to all,

Never cared much for Bavarian Fire Service Medals, but when I saw these two at the recent MAX Show I decided they were for me. I guess I thought it neat that they were both brooch pin mounted. The 25-Year Service Medal has patent markings and numbers on the brooch pin, which I thought was very unusual to see on a Bavarian/German medal. Any thoughts on this? The brooch pins are nicely attached and appear to have been on the medals for a long long time.

Thank you and best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

Here is the reverse of each:

[Tom Yanacek]

A closeup of the brooch pin on the 25-Year Service Medal:
Above the pin is the word 'PATENT'
Below the pin, to the left, is the number '0395'
Below the pin, to the right, is the number '19??' (I assume this is a year of patent, but only the top part of the last two digits is discernible.)