Baden, Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal Auction Archive along with 46 other illustrations

along with 46 other illustrations

and swords

and a code of “193/38”

dark patinas on the silver medals with a very dark one on the BEM

Thoma commanded the 17th Panzer Brigade

Baden, Duchy. A Silver Merit Medal Auction Archive along with 46 other illustrations(Silberne Verdienstmedaille). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Duke Friedrich, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) inside of an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 40. 52 mm in diameter, weighing 36. 6 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in better than very fine condition.