Baden, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, C.1910 Auction where he was born and

where he was born and died

measuring 35 mm (w) x 58 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

most of the bronze finish has been lost and some oxidation is evident

maker marked "wRJ" in a circle and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal, C.1910 Auction where he was born and(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Instituted 1907 by Grand Duke Friedrich II. (1908 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), unmarked, measuring 38. 32 mm in diameter, weighing 30. 4 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely fine