Baden, Grand Duchy. A Rare Order Of The Zähringer Lion, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example By P. Willett United Republic of The brown leather visor has

The brown leather visor has a two-piece chin strap in brown leather resting along the top edge

30 mm (w) x 22

minor exterior soiling is evident and there are several small holes consisting with mothing also visible

after which they were authorized to wear a variant with three rather than two iterations of the repeating pattern

bi-metal Glengarry badge

Baden, Grand Duchy. A Rare Order Of The Zähringer Lion, Grand Cross Breast Star, Published Example By P. Willett United Republic of The brown leather visor has(Orden vom Zhringer Lwen Bruststern zum Grokreuz). Instituted 26 December 1812 by Grand Duke Karl Friedrich. (1815 1918 issue; c. 1830 manufacture). A very early and rare example of an Order of the Zhringer Lion Grand Cross Breast Star, constructed of silver with gilt and enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, bearing a central red enameled medallion overlaid by a gilt Baden lion rampant, within a pebbled circular ring