Saxe-Gotha/Altenburg Ernestine. An Ernestine House Order In Gold, Grand Cross, C.1900 Auction Archive Gold Grade - Bronze gilt

Gold Grade - Bronze gilt

plus a large men's wear store label on the right side inscribed "MOSS BROS & Co Ltd / 20-21

Crosses with Gold center and Swords were issued during Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

Klasse mit Schwertern” printed in black Gothic lettering on the obverse

presumably as originally worn

Saxe-Gotha/Altenburg Ernestine. An Ernestine House Order In Gold, Grand Cross, C.1900 Auction Archive Gold Grade - Bronze gilt(Sachse Ernestinische Hausorden, Grokreuz). Issued 1864 1915. The set consisting of 1) A Breast Star (Bruststern); an eight rayed star with alternating sets of gilt and silver rays; the obverse with a Gold Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, along with a central Gold medallion depicting a green enameled crown, surrounded by a light blue ring of enamels, inscribed Fideliter & Constanter (Latin Faithful and Steadfast) in golden