Baden, Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade Auction Archive one depicting a Reich Labour

one depicting a Reich Labour Service (RAD) Vormann

and pinned with zink Heeresverwaltung cyphers

In January 1941

Life aboard submarines wasn't easy

and sunk by a mine less than 6 years later

Baden, Duchy. A Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade Auction Archive one depicting a Reich Labour(Civil verdienstmedaille). Instituted in 1769. Type XI. (1908 Issue). A circular silver medal, the obverse centre with the head of Grand Duke Friedrich II in relief and facing left, circumscribed FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN, maker marked RM, the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT) within a circular oak wreath, measuring 38. 25 mm in diameter, on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, and in very fine condition.