Baden, Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity mid Nineteenth Century

mid Nineteenth Century

and pinned with an aluminum rank pip and silver bronze cypher

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It was period mounted on a black leather fob and has not been removed

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Baden, Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity mid Nineteenth Century(Civil verdienstmedaille). Instituted in 1769. Type XI. (1908 Issue). A circular silver medal, the obverse centre with the head of Grand Duke Friedrich II in relief and facing left, circumscribed FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN, maker marked RM, the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) within a circular oak wreath, measuring 38. 25 mm in diameter, on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, and in very fine condition.