German Awards - Service Award - Buckle for 9 years 1894

Awards for service to the Duchy of Saxony Coburg-Gotha were first presented on 28 February 1846 by Duke Ernst II. donated. After 25 years of service, officers received a silver cross with gold middle shields. The award for service to non-commissioned officers and soldiers was in the form of a buckle and was awarded in 3 stages. After 21 years of service, 15 years of service and 9 years of service. The buckles were made in 2 forms and bear the letter - E - for seriousness. The first form without lateral oak branches was granted until 1888. From 1888 to 1894, side oak foliage buckles were awarded. After taking office, Duke Alfred buckles were provided with the code - A. Lending conditions were preserved. For 21 years of faithful and groundless service, the buckle was made of gilded bronze, for 15 years the buckle was made of silver-plated white metal, and for 9 years of service, a black bronze buckle with a silver frame appeared. Service awards were always awarded on the Duke's birthday on August 6 (under Ernst II. June 21) Thanks to the new institution under Duke Alfred, gendarmes, castle guards, tax officers and prison officials could now also be awarded. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. III, 1999.

Rectangular buckle made of blackened bronze, bordered in a raised silver frame 2 mm wide. It is applied to a metal plate connected to the tape. The tape is sewn up at the back. On the back is a horizontal pin.

Front side:

• The silvery edging is smooth and polished. The enclosed field is precisely cross-hatched.
In the
• center, the crowned letter - A - is in fractional font. To the side of it is one oak branch.
• They go from the bottom center next to A to the top corners on the left and right, respectively.

Downside:

• The ribbon of the order is sewn up. In a horizontal position - a pin.