Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Kingdom. A Duke Ernst Medal, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauer GTRexclude measuring 62 mm (w) x

measuring 62 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

A first war German medal ribbon bar with five ribbons

featuring multiple rays in each quadrant and an enameled black five pointed star on the center

the inside lid lined in white satin

Ramentol of Cuba

Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Kingdom. A Duke Ernst Medal, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauer GTRexclude measuring 62 mm (w) x(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