Saxony, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Ii Class Knight, C.1895 GTRexclude contact marks and one chip

contact marks and one chip evident at the base of the pedestal

with insignia for Coburg and Gotha Dvision “E”

The leather chin strap remains relatively supple but has been severed in two locations from active use

and Third Grade for counselors of the first rank

He works for the Buna-Werke in Schkopau (eastern Germany)

Saxony, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Ii Class Knight, C.1895 GTRexclude contact marks and one chip1876 1910 Issue. (Zivil Verdiensorden Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse). 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 with a paper collectors tag