Baden, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, , C.1908 Archive obverse depicts central Iron cross-style

obverse depicts central Iron cross-style Cross Pattée below regional inscription

maker maker marked with the stylized logo of “Ferdinand Wiedmann” on the reverse

on the lower cross arm are the dates 1914/18

He was named as part of the Canadian NATO Delegation in Paris in 1954 and was Commanding Officer of the RCAF Station at North Bay

nee Flüggel

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, , C.1908 Archive obverse depicts central Iron cross-style(Civil Verdienstmedaille). Type XI. Originally instituted 1769. A circular medal constructed of gilded metal alloy, the obverse bears the left facing portrait of Friedrich II, circumscribed with FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN, the reverse is inscribed with FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) encompassed by an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, measuring 38. 87 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h), with suspension loop on a yellow and red ribbon, very fine.