WWI Baden Silver Merit Medal - Silver - Rudolf Mayer - Original - Germany - RARE For Sale

Beautiful and rare original World War I (1) Baden Silver Merit Medal in silver byRudolf Mayerwith ribbon! Marked R.M. for Mayer on the front near the collar.
HistoryThe Baden Silver Medal of Merit can trace its origins as far back as 1769 when Grand Duke Karl-Friedrich instituted a large and small Silver Medal of Merit. The version showing Grand Duke Friedrich II was issued from the year after his accession in 1907 until his abdication at the end of World War I in 1918. After 1916, with increasing shortages of material, the medal was produced in zinc alloy. This example dates from the period 1908 to 1916.
Medal is in great condition for it\'s age. Medal and all of it\'s parts and pieces are 100% authentic and original with a money back guarantee and return policy.
This medal is from the esteemed collection of Allan Zakrzewski, WWI historian, member of Cross and Cockade International and Orders and Medals Society of America. He was also a Charter member of The League of World War One Aviation Historians. In 2001, he became an editor for Over the Front quarterly magazine and while a member of the Gulf Cost Chapter of the League of WWI Aviation Historians, he earned the Thornton D. Hooper Award for Excellence for his article on \"Monoplane Fighters of World War I.\" In 2007, he received his second Thornton D. Hooper Award for \"An Evening with Rodney Williams, 17th Aero Squadron.\" Much of his collection is on display at the University of Texas at Dallas\' Eugene McDermott Library.
Medal will be well protected and shipped and wrapped for USPS Priority Mail. Please feel free to ask questions and make an offer!
Return Policy:Authenticity is guaranteed with a 30-day full return policy. Item must be returned in it\'s original condition upon purchase for full money-back return.
Inventory: BAD SMM1