Germany, Imperial. A 1917 Baden Patriotic Medallion, by Paul Peter Pfeiffer
(Patriotischer Medaille). Constructed of iron, the obverse with a central raised Heer soldier in profile, circumscribed by an inscription of “WIR GABEN DAS LEBEN, SORGT FÜR UNSERE LIEBEN” (“WE GAVE OUR LIVES FOR OUR LOVED ONES”), the reverse with an inscription of “BADISCHER HEIMATDANK” (“BADEN HOMELAND GRATITUDE”), the reverse with a maker’s mark of “P. P. PFEIFFER” flanked by a date of “1917”, measuring 41.18 mm in diameter, weighing 23.9 grams, in extremely fine condition.

