This is to certify that Sylvester R. Koehler has served as a fireman in the city of Hoboken the time prescribed by the laws of the state of New Jersey / designed & engraved by J.B. Forrest.

Print showing a man stepping forward to receive a certificate from a goddess or protector of firemen, a fireman's helmet and coat are on the ground between them. She is sitting with a shield showing three plows, and attended to by an angel; on the right, a fireman is escorting a child to safety, and in the background, a building destroyed by fire.

Inscribed in ink: "Sylvester R. Koehler"; "in the City of Hoboken"; "Hoboken September 11th 1867." Signed: "John Kennedy, Chief Engineer H.F.D." and "F. Bohnstedt" Mayor.