Baden, Grand Duchy. A Baden Women’s League 20-Year Long Service Cross, C.1900 Newly Listed complete with backing plate and

complete with backing plate and cloth

decorated with a voided heart and the wagon wheel-shaped Nordic rune on all four sides

Cross with the Star: Cross in silver gilt and enamels

A man of unusual culture and versatility

He enlisted with the 80th Infantry Battalion on August 17

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Baden Women’s League 20-Year Long Service Cross, C.1900 Newly Listed complete with backing plate and(Dienstauszeichnung fr Schwestern des Badischen Frauenvereins fr 20 Dienstjahre). Instituted 1872 by Grand Duchess Luise. (1872 1937 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central raised number 20 in Roman numerals, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a necklace with a functional clasp, the reverse with a silver content number of 800, measuring