Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Duke Ernst Medal, Type II, Civil Division, with Case GTRexclude the red jewel on the

the red jewel on the right tassel below the crown on the obverse has been lost to time

Both steel framed eyepieces consist of honey-coloured filters under a threaded six-partioned disk with a central circular opening in the middle

(Kriegsgefangener Denkmünze)

the letters SS in the typical lightning shape

with gilded oak leaves between the cross arms

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Duke Ernst Medal, Type II, Civil Division, with Case GTRexclude the red jewel on the(Herzog Ernst Medaille). Instituted 16 September 1906 by Duke Ernst I. (1906 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and rightward facing profile of Duke Ernst II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised monogram of Duke Ernst II, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 33. 48 mm in diameter, weighing 17. 5 grams,