Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. An House Order, Knight’s Cross Second Class, C.1870 Hold Printed in blue ink "Por

Printed in blue ink "Por acuerdo de este Ministerio de Mayo de 1961 se tomo razon al Folio 220 del Libro 65 del Registro de Marcas del Traspaso de esta modalidad a favor del Estado Cubano

as he was promoted to Captain on November 27

fronted by three furled flags with laurel wreaths at the top of each flagpole

the paper is of unusually thin quality

he was transferred to reinforce the 44th Infantry Battalion "Manitoba Regiment"

Saxe-Ernestine, Duchy. An House Order, Knight’s Cross Second Class, C.1870 Hold Printed in blue ink "Por(Hausorden Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse). Issued 1864 1935. A silver Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, with rightward facing lions between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a round Gold central medallion of Ernst des Frommen, surrounded by a broad blue enameled ring inscribed FIDELITER & CONSTANTER (Latin Loyal and Resistant) in Gold capitalized lettering, all surrounded by a Gold green enameled oak wreath; the reverse with a