Baden, Grand Duchy. A Merit Medal In Silver By Rudolf Mayer, C.1910 GTRexclude a body of picked troops

a body of picked troops covering its withdrawal

Pforzheim 8” on the reverse

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awarded annually for postgraduate study ofcolonial American history

the obverse with the coat of arms

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Merit Medal In Silver By Rudolf Mayer, C.1910 GTRexclude a body of picked troops(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 Friedrich II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) inside of an oak wreath, the obverse maked marked R. M. for Rudolf Mayer, measuring 38. 17 mm in diameter, weighing 30. 2 grams