Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal, C.1918 Archive one is 1/20 silver filled

one is 1/20 silver filled

and circumscribed by an inscription of “AUSZEICHNUNG FÜR DEN BESTEN SCHÜTZEN” (“AWARD FOR THE BEST MARKSMEN”)

000 officers and men served in the Merchant Marine during the war

enamel chipping and oxidation evident

measuring 37 mm x 46 mm

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal, C.1918 Archive one is 1/20 silver filled(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.