Baden, Grand Duchy. A Gold Merit Award Medal Bar Newly Listed with a horizontally-pierced ball and

with a horizontally-pierced ball and ring suspension from its period original ribbon - with a collector’s paper tag attached to the reverse

complete with a 32 mm x 86

in silver with ablack semi-matte eggshell sheen iron core (magnetic)

together with copied service papers and other research

the citation appearing in the Third Supplement to the London Gazette 30901 of Friday

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Gold Merit Award Medal Bar Newly Listed with a horizontally-pierced ball and(Ordensschnalle). An extensive medal bar featuring four decorations, including a Merit Medal in Gold, constructed of 18 karat Gold, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse with a finely detailed leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Friedrich, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, unmarked,