This ribbon goes with the following awards:
Ducal Saxe-Ernestine house order, 2nd model 1864-1935
without letters on the upper arm of the cross
> small decoration
> Knight's Cross 1st Class
> as before, with diamonds. 1898
> Knight's Cross 1st Class with anniversary number "50", 1903
> Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords
> Knight's Cross 1st Class with dates
> Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords and Dates
> Knight's Cross 1st Class with Swords on the Ring
> Knight's Cross 2nd Class, 1864 - 1935
> as before, with anniversary number »58«, 1891
> Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords
> Knight's Cross 2nd Class with dates
> Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords and Dates
> Knight's Cross 2nd Class with Swords on the Ring
> Princess Cross, ca. 1868, ribbons only 16 or 26 mm wide
> as before, from 1878
> as before, with diamonds and emeralds, 1867
> Silver Cross of Merit, 1st form, smooth arms, 1834 - 1890
> as above, enamelled, 1843 - 1863, only awarded in Altenburg
> as before, with swords, 1843 - 1864
> Silver Cross of Merit with the motto »FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER« on the VS, 1834
> Silver cross of merit, 2nd form, medallion grained
> as above, smooth medallion, with swords, 1866, 1870/71
> as before, grained medallion
> Silver Cross of Merit, 3rd form, grained arms, 1890 - 1918
> as before, RS medallion stamped separately
> as before, with swords
> as before, with swords and the year »1914«
> as before, with the engraved year »1914« on the upper arm of the cross
> as above, with the year »1914«
> as before, with the year »1914/1915«
> as before, with the year »1914/1916«
> as before, with the year »1914/1917«
> as before, with the year »1914/1918«
The following number of the Cross of Merit was only awarded in Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
> Silver Cross of Merit, 4th form, grained arms, medallion minted separately, 1916-1918
> as before, with swords
> as before, with the year »1914/1916«
> as before, with the year »1914/1917«
> as before, with the year »1914/1918«
Medals of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order of Saxe-Altenburg
> Silver Medal of Merit, 1834 - 1871
> as before, gold medal
Duke Ernest I
> Gold Medal of Merit, Duke Ernst I with double whiskers, 1871 - 1891
> as before, silver medal
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1870/1«
> as above, with sword clasp »1870/1«
> Gold Medal of Merit, Duke Ernst I with side whiskers, 1891 - 1908
> as before, silver medal
> as above, silver medal with ribbon clasp and swords, no date, 1900, 1902, 1907, 1908
Duke Ernest II
> Gold Medal of Merit, 1908 - 1918
> as before, without artist's signature
> as before, with swords, war merit
> as above, with ribbon clasp "1914", homeland service
> Silver Medal of Merit
> as before, with swords
> as before, without artist's signature
> as above, with ribbon clasp "1914", homeland service
Medals of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
> Silver Medal of Merit, 1835 - 1892
> as before, gold medal, 1837 - 1869
> as before, gold medal, 1870 - 1892
> Silver medal of merit and ribbon clasp »1870/1«
> as above, with sword clasp »1870/1«
> Gold Medal of Merit, 1892 - 1895, without die cutter
> as before, silver medal
Duke Alfred
> Gold Medal of Merit, 1895 - 1905
> as above, with sword clasp »1901/1902«
> as before, silver medal
Duke Carl Edward
> Gold medal of merit, with punch cutter »M.v.K.«, 1905-1914
> as before, silver medal
> as before, silver medal with swords on ribbon, 1905 - 1906
> Golden medal of merit, without punch cutter, 5 known embossing variants, 1914 - 1935
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1916«
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1917«
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1918«
> as before, with sword clasp »1914« for war service, from 1915
> as before, with sword clasp »1914/5«
> as before, with sword clasp »1914/6«
> as before, with sword clasp »1915/6«
> as above, with sword clasp »1914/7«
> as above, with sword clasp »1914/8«
> as above, with sword clasp »1918«
> Gold Medal of Merit with Swords on Ring, 1935
> Silver medal of merit, without die cutter, 1914 - 1935
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1916«
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1917«
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1918«
> as before, with sword clasp »1914« for war service, from 1915
> as above, sword clasp »1915«
Medals of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order of Saxe-Meiningen
Duke Bernhard Erich Freund
> Silver medal of merit, younger portrait, 1836 - 1846
> Gold Medal of Merit, older portrait, 1864-1867
> as before, silver medal
Duke George
> Gold Medal of Merit, younger portrait, 1867 - 1871
> as before, silver medal
> Golden medal of merit, older portrait ...DUKE OF SAXONY MEININGEN, 1871 -1890
> as before, silver medal
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1870/1«
> as above, with sword clasp »1870/1«
> Golden medal of merit, older portrait ...DUKE OF SAXONY MEININGEN, 1890-1914
> as before, silver medal
> as above, with sword clasp »CHINA»
> as above, with sword clasp »AFRIKA«
Art and Science Duke Ernst I.
> Gold medal with the crown, duke with double whiskers, 1875 - 1891
> as before, with the crown set in brilliants, 1890
> Gold medal without crown
> Silver medal, with crown, 1875-1891
> as before, without a crown
Duke Bernhard
> Gold medal of merit, stamp cutter A. BÖRSCH, 1914-1918
> as before, without die cutter
> as above, with ribbon clasp "1914" for local service
> as above, with sword clasp »1914« for war service, 1915-1918
> Silver Medal of Merit, 1914-1918
> as before, 1917-1918
> as above, 1917-1918, without die cutter
> as above, with ribbon clasp »1914«
> as before, with sword clasp »1914«
Lavishly manufactured medal ribbon according to old handicraft tradition.
High quality reproduction (copy)
Other sizes on request
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