Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A House Order Merit Medal Auction measuring 70 mm (w) x

measuring 70 mm (w) x 186 mm (l)

5 mm x 95 mm

(Albrechtsorden)

inscribed "Aviation Infinite" at the upper left

a faceted Maltese Cross with ball finials

Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A House Order Merit Medal Auction measuring 70 mm (w) x(Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischen Hausorden). Instituted 25 December 1833 by Duke Friedrich of Saxe Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Bernhard II of Saxe Meiningen. (1908 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Carl Eduard circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central Saxon coat of arms on top of