Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Grand Cross Star With Swords, Miniature, C.1918 Hold 3) A Saxony War Merit

3) A Saxony War Merit Cross ribbon

with its full length period original ribbon (with the ends sewn together for suspension around the neck)

January 13th

maker marked on the reverse of the bottom arm

1995) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen-SS

Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Grand Cross Star With Swords, Miniature, C.1918 Hold 3) A Saxony War Merit(Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden). Instituted on 25 December 1833. (II Model, issued 1864 1935). An eight rayed silvered bronze star, the vertical and horizontal arms are gilded while the diagonal arms are silvered, with a white enameled eight pointed, four armed Maltese cross, bordered with wide, golden edges and tipped with golden finials, gilded swords cross mounted at 12 o'clock arm, at the center shows a green enameled Gold crown, bordered by