Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Kingdom. A Duke Ernst Medal, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauerm, C.895 Archive maker marked “August Enders A

maker marked “August Enders A

a 1914-1916 Hungarian campaign badge

nick on the reverse of the WM

by the end of the war

He must have wondered if he would soon be facing either the British or the Dervishes with his woefully inadequate little force

Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Kingdom. A Duke Ernst Medal, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauerm, C.895 Archive maker marked “August Enders A(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