Baden, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal GTRexclude in the 1860s

in the 1860s

measures approximately 24cm (9 ½ “) x 12cm (5 inches)

He is documented as having been at Corps Headquarters

The KdF prigram was not only a way to keep the labourers content

one of the most sought-after

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal GTRexclude in the 1860s(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 30 September 1866 by Grand Duke Friedrich I. (1868 1881 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich I, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR SERVICE), within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 40. 58 mm in diameter,