This ribbon goes with the following badges:
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.
UV negative
High quality reproduction (copy)
Other sizes on request
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