Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Silver Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity surrounded by an oak and

surrounded by an oak and laurel wreath

München” and “Ges

1857 by Duke George Victor

A silvered zink Stahlhelm

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Silver Merit Medal certificate_of_authenticity surrounded by an oak and(Silberne Verdienstmedaille des Sachsen Ernestinischen Hausorden). Instituted 25 December 1833. (1908 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central Maltese Cross bearing a wreathed Saxon coat of arms, circumscribed by an inscription of FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER (FAITHFUL AND STEADFAST), the reverse with a leftward facing profile of Duke Ernst II circumscribed by name and title, the