Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A 1913 Mainz Shooting Competition Commemorative Medal in Silver Province of China topped by an inscription of

topped by an inscription of “FÜR BADENS EHRE” (“FOR BADEN’S HONOUR”)

four of whom married army officers

illustrating both the obverse and the reverse of the medal

and sold in Auction # 43 on October 19th

The Order of the Queen Marie Cross was instituted on March 17

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. A 1913 Mainz Shooting Competition Commemorative Medal in Silver Province of China topped by an inscription of(26. Verbandsschiessen Mainz Erinnerungsmedaille in Silber). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a Mainz cityscape, above an inscription of 26. VERBANDSSCHIESSEN MAINZ 6. 13. JULI 1913, the edge stamped with a silver content number of 900, measuring 40. 50 mm in diameter,