Germany Saxe Altenburg WWI Ducal Saxe Ernestine House Order Silver Medal of Merit of Duke Ernst II 1908 1918 by Lauer in Silver 990

Imperial Germany - Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg: 
Silver Medal of Merit of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine 
House Order. Issue of Duke Ernst II. 
Marked "Silber 990" (Silver 990) on the rim. 
Signed by O. Pech. 
Maker marked: L.CHR. LAUER NURNBERG
The Order was instituted in 1833 and the medal 
was amended to this version with the portrait of 
Duke Ernst II by Otto Pech, in 1908 when the 
young duke assumed his office following the 
death of his Uncle Ernst I. 
The medal was issued for Meritorious Services to 
the Homeland. 
It was produced by Ludwig Christoph Lauer of 
Nuremberg and was suppressed after the end of 
WW1, in 1918 - thus being issued for just 10 years.
A very rare medal.

FULL SIZE

1908 - WW1 1914 -1918 

Item 100% original - original ribbon

Condition as on the photos

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