Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Firefigther’s Medal for Courage in Danger and Civic Zeal, c. 1920 Hold the perimeter of the label

the perimeter of the label trimmed in orange cotton

The Curacoa sank in six minutes

With the exception of minor tarnishing to the nickel-silver features

Picture postcard & signature of Oak Leaves and Swords recipient Major Waldemar von Gazen

numbered 9575 on the edge

Sweden, Kingdom. A Cased Firefigther’s Medal for Courage in Danger and Civic Zeal, c. 1920 Hold the perimeter of the label(Medalj fr Mod I Fara Och Medborgariver). Instituted in late 1893. A circular silver medal, the obverse bearing a Blackbird with its wings up in the air, surrounded by the inscription Stdernas Allmnna Brandfrsvarsbolag (General Fire Department), the reverse officially inscribed Brandmstaren Nils Caselius (Fire Master Nils Caselius), circumscribed by Fr Mod I Faror Och Medborgariver (For Courage in Danger and Civic Zeal), suspended from an elaborate