German Awards - Grand Duke Alfred Medal

During the reign of Duke Alfred, the medal, originally donated by Duke Ernst, was provided with other statutes and established on January 1, 1896. The award of the medal served the same purpose as under Duke Ernst. Persons were awarded whose merits for awarding various degrees of the Order of the Saxon Ernestine House were insufficient and were not considered for awarding a medal for art and science. The Duke Alfred Medal was awarded in 2 versions. The large medal shown here was 50 mm in size and had a wide ironing eye and was worn as a neck order. The small version had a size of 35 mm and a weight of about 24 g. In addition, she had a round regular eye. Like his predecessor, Duke Alfred reserved the right to award a gold medal on particularly suitable occasions. During this time, not a single gold (silver) medal was awarded. The medals were made in Nuremberg. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. III, 1999.

Round silver medal with raised border. Above is a soldered wide flat ironing eye. A collar was put on through him.

Front side:

Portrait of Duke Alfred with a beard.
Along the edge is the inscription: - ALFRED - DUKE - VON - SAXONY - COBURG - GOTHA -
Down the edge is a small manufacturer - LAUER -

Downside:

On the left and right on the banner are two crowned lions.
They hold a round ribbon of the English Order of the Garter with the inscription:
- HONI - SOIT - QUI - MAL - Y -PENSE - (free translation: scoundrel who thinks badly)
field is a curved personal coat of arms of the duke.
large crown sits atop the round ribbon of the Order of the Garter.
On the curved tape below is the inscription: - TRUE - AND - SOLID -.
the gap and under the ribbon are decorations.
Below the decorations there are 2 crossed oak-deciduous branches with acorns.
The inscription is arched in the upper part: - FOR - MERIT -

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