Saxon Duchies. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Civil Division, Ii Class Knight’s Cross Hold the reverse bearing a central

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “TAPPER OG TRO” (“BRAVERY AND LOYALTY”)

before embarking the United Kingdom for India on December 13

Constructed of coppered bronze with enamels

which occurred between November 3 1899 and February 28 1900

7 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-piercedball suspension

Saxon Duchies. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Civil Division, Ii Class Knight’s Cross Hold the reverse bearing a central(Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden Ritterkreuz II. Klasse). Instituted 25 March 1833 by Duke Ernst I of Coburg Gotha, Duke Friedrich of Altenburg, and Duke Bernhard Erich Freund of Saxony Meiningen. (1890 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms completing in ball finials, the obverse bearing a central Gold medallion overlaid by a leftward facing profile of Duke