Baden, Grand Duchy. A Commemorative Cross for Voluntary War Aid 1870/71 visually-hidden double-sided German national eagle

double-sided German national eagle

in addition to minor material fatigue through the base material

constructed of high-quality navy blue wool/rayon blend

1942 to February 20th

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Commemorative Cross for Voluntary War Aid 1870/71 visually-hidden double-sided German national eagle(Erinnerungskreuz fr freiwillige Hilfsttigkeit 1870 71). Instituted 25 June 1871 by Grand Duke Friedrich. (1871 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte the obverse bearing a central ribbed Geneva Cross, flanked by dates 1870 1871, situated above a Baden coat of arms, topped by a royal crown, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich, unmarked,