the Division returned by ship to Italy and dissolved honourably
base denoting branch
in which he served in the Baltic during the campaigns of 1854-55
(Medalja u spomen miropomazanja kraja Aleksandra Obrenovica)
slight chipping to central enamels on reverse
Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Silver Merit Cross For Art And Science, Prototype Example Hold the Division returned by ship(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz fr Kunst und Wissenschaft, Prototyp). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with a central rightward facing profile of Duke Georg of Saxe Meiningen, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath, with a stylized wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 36. 17