Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, Duchy. An Art And Science Decoration In Gold Hold 7 mm x 24 mm

7 mm x 24 mm

Lieutenant Washburn

) Mentioned in Dispatches on Victory

Hand embroidered in bullion wire

A Mint Iron Cross First Class by Wilhelm Deumer - With iron core

Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, Duchy. An Art And Science Decoration In Gold Hold 7 mm x 24 mm(Ehrenzeichen fr Kunst und Wissenschaft). Instituted in 1837. A Gold Maltese Cross, with a green enamelled wreath between the arms, the obverse centre presents the bust of Duke Ernst II looking left, bordered by the inscription ERNST HERZOG ZU SACHSEN COBURG GOTHA, the reverse presents the inscription DEM VERDIENSTE surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves, measuring 33. 53 mm (w) x 33. 39 mm (h), on loop for suspension from period original ribbon, and in