Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal In Bronze With Miniature Hold Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr”

Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr” (I gave gold in defence

captain 1903

with considerable mothing visible on the underside

Type IV (Franco Era

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal In Bronze With Miniature Hold Eisen nahm ich zur Ehr”(Tapferkeitsmedaille in Bronze mit Miniatur). Instituted 20 February 1915 by Duke Ernst II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised Cross Patte, overlaid by a Saxon coat of arms, flanked by a date of 1914, the reverse with a raised monogram of Duke Ernst II, unmarked, measuring 31. 13 mm in diameter, weighing 15. 5 grams, accompanied by its miniature, of identical