Baden, Grand Duchy. A General Cross For Women In Silver, C.1900 Newly Listed 36 mm x 116 mm)

36 mm x 116 mm)

black wool

the obverse presents with a circular applique bearing a static black enameled swastika within a gilded ring inscribed “Der Deutschen Mutter” (The German Mother)

Early the following year

Baden, Grand Duchy. A General Cross For Women In Silver, C.1900 Newly Listed 36 mm x 116 mm)(Silbernes allgemeines Kreuz fr weiblich Personen). Instituted 1883 by Grand Duchess Luise. (1883 1915 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original neck ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with raised borders, the reverse with a silver content mark of 800 and a mark of L. B. for an unidentified maker, measuring 48. 28 mm (w) x 72. 35 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, in near extremely fine condition.