Baden, Duchy. An Order Of The Zähringer Lion In Gold, Commander’s Star, C.1900 Hold The letter was sent from

The letter was sent from the National Air Raid Protection League Group 5 (Württemberg-Baden) to Miss Maria Staudinger in Karlsruhe (Baden)

(Nationalsocialistisches Kraftfahr-Korps = NSKK): In nickel silver

with dull edges and a semi-sharp tip

WILLIAMS Corporal Rl

maker marked ""J

Baden, Duchy. An Order Of The Zähringer Lion In Gold, Commander’s Star, C.1900 Hold The letter was sent from(Orden von Zhringer Lwen Bruststern zum Kommandeurkreuz). Instituted on 22 January 1809. (1840 1918 Issue). A silver star consisting of four arms, each composed of a cluster of individual rays, with arabesques in each quadrant, a Gold cross centre featuring four green enamelled arms with ribbed borders, the obverse central medallion presents the hand painted ruins of the Stammschloss Zhringen, red enamelled ring surrounds the medallion, with a hand