Baden, Duchy. An Order Of The Zähringer Lion, Ii Class Knight, With Oak Leaves And Swords, C.1915 GTRexclude Second War Awards Certificate (printed

Second War Awards Certificate (printed in red and black inks

In nickel-silver

Footnote: Cecil Mellish was born in 1892 in Cape Town

measures 104 mm (w) x 145 mm (h)

Baden, Duchy. An Order Of The Zähringer Lion, Ii Class Knight, With Oak Leaves And Swords, C.1915 GTRexclude Second War Awards Certificate (printed(Orden von Zhringer Lwen Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). Instituted on 22 January 1809. (1866 1918 Issue). A cross patte constructed of green glass, with gilded silver arabesques between the arms of the cross, with crossed swords between the arms, the obverse centre medallion depicts the ruins of the ancestral castle of Zhringer, surrounded by a golden coiled ring, the reverse centre has a red enameled medallion depicting a