Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Silver Merit Medal with 1914/8 Clasp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac ” measures 47 mm (w)

” measures 47 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

emanating from a pedestal of identical construction which is in turn riveted to a marble base with a dark mottle

captivated by the fate of the trapped men whose plight had been broadcast around the world at telegraph speed

member’s pin

The front has a small pouch on the front with dual snap closures

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Silver Merit Medal with 1914/8 Clasp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac ” measures 47 mm (w)(Silberne Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischen Hausordens mit Schwerterspange 1914 8). Instituted 25 March 1833 by Duke Friedrich of Saxe Altenburg, Duke Ernst of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and Duke Bernhard Erich Fruend of Saxe Meiningen. (1918 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a rightward facing profile of Duke Carl Eduard of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised