Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order Medal of Merit Newly Listed from 1939 to 1942 he

from 1939 to 1942 he served as a seaman in England

measuring 139 mm (w) x 89 mm (l)

one in extremely fine condition and the other in very fine condition

with a loop on the reverse for suspension

Footnote: The Philippine Constabulary was organized by the American government soon after the Spanish-American War

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order Medal of Merit Newly Listed from 1939 to 1942 he(Silberne Verdienstmedaille des Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischen Hausordens). Instituted 25 March 1833 by Duke Friedrich of Saxe Altenburg, Duke Ernst I of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and Duke Bernhard Erich Freund of Saxe Meiningen. (1895 1905). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a rightward facing profile of Duke Alfred of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse