Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal

(Tapferkeitsmedaille) Instituted 20 February 1915 by Duke Ernst II. A circular medal constructed of bronze, the obverse bears a raised crossed paty with a central Saxon coat of arms, the 12 o’clock arm bears a crown, the 9 and 3 o’clock arms bear the date “1914”, the reverse bears a crowned cipher “E II” (Duke Ernst II), with loop for suspension, measuring 32.16 mm (w) x 35.91 mm (h), fine.