Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, Duchy. A Saxon Ernestinian Houseorder, Commander Cross With Oak Wreath, C.1860 certificate_of_authenticity total length 100mm (or nearly

total length 100mm (or nearly 4 inches)

edging on a well preserved cream-coloured Bakelite grip with eleven rows of tightly wound twisted wires

light discolouration on the enamels

hallmarked “Silber” with “Vincent Mayer’s Söhne” oak leaf

shortly after the Battle of Antietam

Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, Duchy. A Saxon Ernestinian Houseorder, Commander Cross With Oak Wreath, C.1860 certificate_of_authenticity total length 100mm (or nearly(Sachsen Ernstinischer Hausorden, Komturkreuz Buchstabe E mit Eichenkranz). Instituted on March 25, 1833 by Duke Friedrich. (Issued 1833 1864). A Gold Maltese cross with white enameled arms, ball finials and Gold lions between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central pebbled Gold medallion depicting the leftward facing bust of Ernst, surrounded by a broad blue enameled ring of enamels, inscribed FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER (Loyal and Steadfast),