Saxony, Dukedoms. A Saxon-Ernestine House Order, First Class Knight With Swords, C.1914 Hold reinforced stitching

reinforced stitching

reinforced stitching along the edges

cannot stand the damp cold weather here

the upper arm with a ch-rho (a combination of the Greek letter chi (X) and rho (P)

as part of the Battle of the Somme

Saxony, Dukedoms. A Saxon-Ernestine House Order, First Class Knight With Swords, C.1914 Hold reinforced stitching(Sachse Ernestinische Hausorden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse). Issued 1864 1935. A silver gilt Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, as well as with lions between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a silver gilt center medallion, depicting a leftward facing bust of Ernst the Pious, surrounded by a light blue enameled ring, inscribed Fideliter & Constanter (Latin Faithful and Steadfast) in golden lettering, with a green enameled ring