Saxony, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Ii Class Knight, C.1895 GTRexclude the arms bearing a silvered

the arms bearing a silvered bronze traditional Bavarian diamond-patterned shield fronting a cross

7 mm (w) x 74

and Republic: War Merit Cross (blackened bronze

crazing evident on the enamelled insignia

Swing bar suspension

Saxony, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Ii Class Knight, C.1895 GTRexclude the arms bearing a silvered(Zivil Verdiensorden Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse). Issued 1876 1910. A silver Maltese cross with white enameled arms; the obverse with a center white enameled medallion depicting the Saxon crowned royal monogram, surrounded by a silver ring; the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, inscribed Fr Verdiesnt und Treue (German For Merit and Loyalty) within a laurel wreath; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; an unmarked example;