Baden, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, , C.1908 Hold The cap bears a band

The cap bears a band of golden-yellow piping around the crown

by Ivan Georgievich Spassky

In silvered die-stamped cupal

measuring 141 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

on a 75 mm-long magnetic metal bar with horizontal pinback

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, , C.1908 Hold The cap bears a band(Civil Verdienstmedaille). Type XI. Originally instituted 1769. A circular medal constructed of gilded metal alloy, the obverse bears the left facing portrait of Friedrich II, circumscribed with FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN, the reverse is inscribed with FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) encompassed by an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 38. 87 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h), with suspension loop on a yellow and red ribbon, very fine.