Baden, Grand Duchy. A Worker’s Cross For 50 Years Of Service Auction Archive from August 12 to 14

from August 12 to 14

the plaque inscribed "ZUR ERINNERUNG AN" above and "WELT-KRIEG 1914-17" below

1935 the then Studienrat (tenured higher teacher) was awarded the “Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer” (Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918) by the Chief of Police of Wandsbek

featuring a 257 mm nickel-plated steel blade

when the people on the ground heard our engine

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Worker’s Cross For 50 Years Of Service Auction Archive from August 12 to 14(Arbeiterinnenkreuz nach 50 Dienstjahren). Instituted 1896 by Grand Duchess Luise. (1896 1914 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Latin Cross, the obverse with raised borders, the reverse with a makers mark of L. B. and a silver content number of 800, measuring 41. 36 mm (w) x 61. 53 mm (h), weighing 14. 3 grams, in extremely fine condition.