Baden, Grand Duchy. A Cross For Female Domestic Servants, For 25 Years Of Service, To Auguste Kern GTRexclude The full-length of the collar

The full-length of the collar is trimmed in an angled yellow-gold cord

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “DEUTSCHE VERDIENSTMEDAILLE”

fully intact enamels with pleasing dark patina

His utter disregard for his own safety in finding positions from which to observe while wholly exposed to enemy fire won him the admiration of all associated with him

very little pitting from star

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Cross For Female Domestic Servants, For 25 Years Of Service, To Auguste Kern GTRexclude The full-length of the collar(Kreuz fr weibliche Dienstboten fr mehr als 25 Dienstjahre). Instituted on 16 February 1876. (1876 1919 Issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke Leopold inside of a pebbled border, with stylized loops in the quadrants, the reverse with an etched recipients name of AUGUSTE KERN, unmarked, measuring 52. 83 mm (w) x 86. 82 mm (h), weighing 34. 8 grams, in near