Saxony-Ernestine. An House Order, Second Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1917 GTRexclude or groups of soldiers

or groups of soldiers

marked with a "B" and numbered "No 260137"

the portapee in gray and white embroidery

numbered "7425"

the light brown rayon lining coming away from the body of the cap

Saxony-Ernestine. An House Order, Second Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1917 GTRexclude or groups of soldiers1864 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