Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A Miniature House Order Of Saxe-Ernestine, With 1914/18 Clasp, C.1918 Auction 1945 by chief of state

1945 by chief of state Francisco Franco as the Order of Aeronautical Merit and amended in 1976

the box is fitted together with finger joints which adds a subtle detailing to the edges

(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939

The book contains 632 pages of text

containing two pages

Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. A Miniature House Order Of Saxe-Ernestine, With 1914/18 Clasp, C.1918 Auction 1945 by chief of state(Herzoglich Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden Miniatur). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms completing in ball finials and joined together through the quadrants by gilded lions rampant, the obverse bearing a central gilt medallion featuring a raised profile of Duke Ernst, within a ring of blue enamel bearing a gilt inscription of FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER (FAITHFUL AND