Baden, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Ii Merit Medal, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Mayer GTRexclude with light contact marks on

with light contact marks on the cross and a chip in the white enamels on the obverse

signature of the Oberstleutnant in blue ink

5 cm-long nickel-plated magnetic steel blade

A single interior pocket is located at the upper left breast

reverse featuring the cypher of Ferdinand VII surrounded by a blue enamel ring

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich Ii Merit Medal, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Mayer GTRexclude with light contact marks on(Silberne Verdienstmedaille Friedrich II). Instituted 1907 by Grand Duke Friedrich II. (1908 1918). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse maker marked RM for Rudolf Mayer,