Baden, Grand Duchy. A Baden Women’s League 20-Year Long Service Cross, c.1900
(Dienstauszeichnung für Schwestern des Badischen Frauenvereins für 20 Dienstjahre). Instituted 1872 by Grand Duchess Luise. (1872-1937 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central raised number “20” in Roman numerals, the twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a necklace with a functional clasp, the reverse with a silver content number of “800”, measuring 41.34 mm (w) x 48.50 mm (h), weighing 12.0 grams, in extremely fine condition.

