Imperial Germany - Grand Duchy of Baden:
Meritorious Service Medal of Friedrich II,
Silver Class.
Signed "RM".
Hallmarked on the rim.
Modified to table medal.
The award was created in a different form (in
2 classes - large and small Silver Medal of
Merit) in 1769 by Grand Duke Karl-Friedrich.
This version, with the portrait of Grand Duke
Friedrich II, was established in 2 classes
(silver and gold) and was issued since 1908
and until the end of WW1, in 1918.
This is the rare silver example of the period
1908-1916.
After 1916, due to the war shortages the
medal was produced in zinc alloy.
Only 3050 medals were produced in silver, while
about 100.000 medals were awarded in total.
FULL SIZE
WW1 1914 -1918
Item 100% original
Condition as on the photos
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