Saxony-Ernestine. An House Order, Second Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1917 Auction original tri-colour ribbon with metal

original tri-colour ribbon with metal clasp on the ribbon engraved "DIEPPE 1942"

1978 when awards ceased

This is an excellent example of this desirable Bavarian award

The promotion certificate is in fact a transcript

(1266 Cooly Tsa Venkannan Madras Transport Cooly Corps) Naming is engraved in italic script

Saxony-Ernestine. An House Order, Second Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1917 Auction original tri-colour ribbon with metal1864 1935 Issue (Hausorden Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); a silver Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, as well as lions and crossed swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a round silver gilt medallion of Ernst des Frommen, surrounded by a blue enameled ring inscribed Fideliter & Constanter (Latin Loyal and Resistant) in gilt lettering, surrounded by an enameled laurel wreath; the reverse with a round central