Red enamel gilt-edged rayed Maltese Cross with loop for ribbon suspension; the face with a circular central blue enamel medallion inscribed in gilt letters ‘ЗА НАРОЧИТЕ ЗАСЛУГЕ’ (for outstanding merit) within a gilt laurel wreath with fireman’s helmet and crossed axes above, within a circular white enamel ring inscribed ‘ВАТРОГАСНА ЗА ЈЕДНИЦА ВАРДАР БАНОВ’ (Communal Fire Service of Vardar Region); the reverse plain with maker’s mark ‘GRIESBACH i KNAUS ZAGREB; hairline cracks to the central blue enamel medallion and to upper left arm of the cross, a chip to the lower right arm of the cross; on original ribbon, frayed lower right. The Vardar is a major river of Macedonia and passes through the city of Skopje. An attractive award.
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