Baden, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Zähringer Lion, Cross Of Merit With Swords, C.1914 Archive and a tear on the

and a tear on the upper left

consisting of a woven cotton-blended belt set within a hidden channel and completing in a blackened magnetic metal buckle on one end

was the typical military branch for nobles to follow

cross measures 39

A pair of black-and-white photographs

Baden, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Zähringer Lion, Cross Of Merit With Swords, C.1914 Archive and a tear on the(Orden vom Zhringer Lwen Ritterkreuz I. Klasse mit Eichenlaub). Instituted 26 December 1812 by Grand Duke Karl Friedrich. (1815 1918 issue). In bronze gilt, a cross pattee with smooth border and pebbled field, original swords pierce the center medallion of which presents a crowned F cypher, the reverse medallion features a rampant left facing lion, measures 42. 7mm (w) x 47. 1mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 22. 8 grams, attached to an ovular