a good quality badge with over 90% of finish remaining
The cap measures 275 mm x 105 mm and is very well preserved with nearly no significant signs of wear
The order effectively replaced national orders such as the Civil Order of Savoy (1831)
but it has also been claimed that English manufacturers or Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus produced porcelain first
" Upon his retirement in 1971
Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Kingdom. A Duke Ernst Medal, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauer certificate_of_authenticity a good quality badge with(Herzog Ernst Medaille in Silber, Halsdekoration). Instituted 17 February 1888 by Ernst II. (1889 1896 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original shortened neck ribbon, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Ernst II circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with inscription PRINCEPS MUSARUM SACERDOS (THE MUSES ARE THE SACRED RULERS), above a richly detailed design reflecting the medals focus on