Grand Duchy of Baden, Frederick I, 1 Kreuzer 1871

This kreuzer is a commemoration coin on the victory of Germany in the war of 1870-1871 against France. In this war, France under its Emperor Napoleon III faced the North German Confederation under the lead of Prussia and its allies Baden, Bavaria and Wurttemberg. The war resulted in the fall of the second French Empire and in the foundation of the German Empire.