explaining the proper wearing of the awards
with French silver hallmark of boars head denoting small silver guarantee post 1838 located on integral ball
superimposed on a black wool base
The medal was designed by A
measuring 99 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)
Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal, C.1918 Auction Archive explaining the proper wearing of(Tapferkeitsmedaille). Instituted 20 February 1915 by Duke Ernst II. (1918 1919 issue). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised Cross Patte bearing a central Saxon coat of arms, flanked by a date of 1914, the reverse with a central monogram of Duke Ernst II, unmarked, measuring 31. 03 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.