Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Order of Merit, Civil Division Grand Cross, by G.A. Scharffenberg, c.1910 United Republic of The interior is lined in

The interior is lined in moss green nylon in selected locations

A fine example of outstanding workmanship

also maker marked "VM" (Vincent Mayer's Söhne) on the ring

with additional minor tarnishing of some of the gilded features

Footnote: This Minesweeper Badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante

Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Order of Merit, Civil Division Grand Cross, by G.A. Scharffenberg, c.1910 United Republic of The interior is lined in(Verdienstorden Grokreuz). Instituted 7 June 1815 by King Friedrich August I. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined together through the quadrants by a green enameled rue wreath, the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded and enameled Saxon coat of arms topped by a crown, within a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt