Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A House Order of Saxe-Ernestine, I Class Knight with 1914-1918 War Dates Republic of white enameled surround with insription

white enameled surround with insription ЗА граждански ЗАСЛУГА (For Civil Merit)

with the U

measuring 9 cm (w) x 15 cm (h)

with wooden plates embedded onto either side of the handle to form the grip

the underside of the left pouch stamped "BBA" and dated "1947" in red ink

Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A House Order of Saxe-Ernestine, I Class Knight with 1914-1918 War Dates Republic of white enameled surround with insription(Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 25 March 1833 by Duke Friedrich of Saxe Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe Meiningen. Type II (1864 1918). Civil Division. 1 of 19 awarded. A beautiful I Class Knight in silver gilt, a white enamelled Maltese Cross with ball finials, passant lions in each quadrant between the arms, the superimposed dates 1914 and 1918