Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A Merit Medal Prototype, By Friedrich Helfricht Auction Archive Long Service Decoration (type VI

Long Service Decoration (type VI

and was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire

gilt almost entirely worn off

chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings and in the white enamels on the left arm on the reverse

The Austrian War Commemorative Medal with Swords certificate (147x209mm

Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A Merit Medal Prototype, By Friedrich Helfricht Auction Archive Long Service Decoration (type VI(Verdienstmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a nine pointed radiant star, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a leftward facing profile of Duke Ernst I, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central medallion bearing an inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), above a royal crown and within an oak leaf wreath, the obverse marked HELFRICHT F.,