Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A House Order Silver Merit Medal By F. Helfricht Hold bearing a raised hand-painted eagle

bearing a raised hand-painted eagle clutching a green enameled laurel crown

NEW YORK" shield logo and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

Naming is officially impressed on the First World War trio

all awards in very fine condition

3-3/4” diameter circular plate with void centre on which is mounted the regimental badge

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A House Order Silver Merit Medal By F. Helfricht Hold bearing a raised hand-painted eagle(Silberne Verdienstmedaille des Sachsen Ernestinischen Hausordens). Instituted 25 December 1833 by Duke Friedrich of Saxe Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe Meiningen. (1871 1891 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Ernst I circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central Saxon coat of arms on top of a