Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order Merit Medal By Friedrich Ferdinand Helficht GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “In Treue

the reverse inscribed “In Treue Fest 1849” in block lettering

1890 in Smiths Falls

89mm (w) x 164mm (h) x 24mm (d)

before being transferred to the 3rd Canadian Command Depot on December 7th

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order Merit Medal By Friedrich Ferdinand Helficht GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “In Treue(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. (1891 1908 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Duke Ernst, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a raised depiction of the Saxe Ernestine