Аукцион Bidspirit | German 1908 Volunteer Fire Brigade

German 1908 Volunteer Fire Brigade 25-Year Jubilee Medal - Höfen, with Prinzregent Luitpold Por - A medal in what appears to be aluminum, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Freiwillige Feuerwehr (Volunteer Fire Brigade) of Höfen, dated 16 August 1908. One side bears the inscription ”ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DAS 25 JÄHR. JUBILÄUM DER FREIWILLIGEN FEUERWEHR HÖFEN 16. AUGUST 1908”, while the other side depicts a portrait bust with the legend ”LUITPOLD PRINZREG[ENT]”, referring to Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. A ribbon in white and red is present at the top of the medal. Such commemorative medals were issued by local volunteer fire brigades in Bavaria to mark jubilee anniversaries, often incorporating the reigning Prince Regent's portrait as a mark of civic and regional loyalty during the German Empire period. This medal commemorates the 25th founding anniversary of the volunteer fire brigade at Höfen in 1908, a period when such brigades formed an important part of civic infrastructure and local community organisation across Bavaria. The inclusion of Prince Regent Luitpold's portrait reflects his long and popular regency of Bavaria (1886–1912), during which he became closely associated with civic institutions, veterans' associations, and voluntary organisations as symbols of loyalty to the Bavarian crown within the German Empire. Such jubilee medals were typically worn at commemorative parades and ceremonies by serving and former members of the brigade, and often distributed to local dignitaries as tokens of the occasion.