Miniature Civil Merit Medal - Friedrich Grosherzog von Baden (1882-1907)
presenting minor fractured edge on the agate cameo
1917 and accepted on August 29th
circumscribed by inscription “DEUTSCHER REICHSAUSSCHUSS FÜR OLYMPISCHE SPIELE” (“GERMAN IMPERIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES”)
The 1st British Columbia badge appears to have been added later
United States. A Grand Army Of The Republic (Gar) Secretary's Membership Badge Auction Archive Miniature Civil Merit Medal -In red bronze, marked "PAT. NOV. 15. 87" on the reverse, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 38. 7 mm (h), on its American flag flanked by light blue bars style ribbon, suspended from a red bronze hanger with pinback, the hanger inscribed "SECRETARY", light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U. S. Navy), Marines and the