Medal for Art and Science (Saxony-Altenburg)

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The medal for art and science was donated in gold and silver by Duke Ernst I of Saxony-Altenburg on December 30, 1874 .

The medal could be awarded to all persons for special merits and achievements in the field of art or science.

The medal is a medal with the portrait of the reigning duke looking to the left on the obverse. All around the writing "ERNST HERZOG ZU SACHSEN ALTENBURG". A laurel wreath can be seen on the back, in the middle of which it reads “MERIT FOR ART AND SCIENCE”.

The ribbon is ponceau red with dark green borders.

literature

  • Maximilian Gritzner : Handbook of the knight and merit orders of all civilized states in the world . Zentralantiquariat der DDR, Leipzig 1981, ISBN 3-570-04382-7 (reprint of the Leipzig edition 1893).
  • Jörg Nimmergut : German orders and decorations from 1800 to 1945 . 18th edition Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf 2010, ISBN 978-3-86646-059-1 (reprint of the Munich 1979 edition).

Remarks

  1. ↑ Nimmergut shows a green band with silver trim.