Germany Awards - 1915 Duke Charles Edward Oval Medal with Sword and Ribbon

Duke Carl Edward of Saxony Coburg and Gotha instituted the Carl Edward Silver Medal on 10 March 1911. This medal replaced Karl Eduard's small round silver medal of 1905. The reason was the confusion with the silver medal for the merits of the Order of the Saxe-Ernestine House.
A sword with a date ribbon to the silver oval medal of Karl Eduard was donated on May 22, 1915. This special award was very rarely presented. Swords numbered 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918 were awarded. Special is the date tape, on which the date of a particularly brave act is engraved. Citizens of the Duchy of Coburg-Gotha, already awarded the Iron Cross of the 1st class and the Order of the House with swords, were awarded. The award was to be requested at the Secret Office in Coburg. The medal in any case includes a sword with a date ribbon. Swords without tape dates were established without permission and were not awarded. Award numbers - only 2 pieces for the 1914 screed. The clasp medal shown here was awarded only 21 times in 1915. In 1916 - 41 medals, in 1917 - 118, and in 1918 - 159 medals. Simultaneously with the sword with the Date ribbon, the ribbon "For Merit to the Fatherland" was established with the named dates of the year, which was awarded only a few times. The oval medal maker was L. H. Lauer, Nuremberg. The signature can be found on the edge of the medal. In silver medals, the silver score - 990 - also hit the rim. Another manufacturer was Paul Meibauer, Berlin, who also made medals from silver-plated base material. Extradition was carried out through the court jeweler Willy Ganssen from Coburg. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. III, 1999.

Oval medal in silver. Above is a one-sided relief, firmly connected to the medal, 5-lumpy, semi-fed crown. On the back of the crown is a horizontal bracket for pulling the tape. The tape is also pulled through the twine with the date tape.

Front side:

In the
• center, starting from the lower edge, is a portrait of the duke in guards uniform, facing right.
• Along the edge is the inscription: - ° - CARL - ° - EDUARD - ° - HERZOG - ° - V - ° - SACHSEN - °
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• - COBURG - ° - U - ° - GOTHA - ° -.
• Sword:
• Antique swords are crossed and minted one-way. They are soldered to the loop.
• The loop has a raised edge above and below. In a vertically shaded inner field, the increased year is 1915.
• A date band curved behind the sword blades is attached to the top of the loop.
• Tape ends with 2 tips. Recessed edging along the edge.
• The date is engraved on a smooth background, on the left -10.- on the right - 7.- the date of the next excellent act.

Downside:

At
• the bottom there is a horizontal ribbon with the inscription - TREV - ° - VND - ° - STAND -.
• On the tape are 2 crowned lions on the left and right, acting as shield holders.
In the
• center is a large, personal coat of arms of the duke from above with a large 5-ironed, crown-fed.
• Oak foliage leaves are visible behind the crown. At the top there is an inscription - FVER - MERIT -.
• Ends of tape with 2 tips facing inwards are located below horizontal tape.
In the
• center below are the roots and part of the trunk of a hidden oak tree with leaves.

Tape:

• 35 mm wide, black/yellow half.

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Obverse: 1915 Duke Charles Edward Oval Medal with Sword and Ribbon

Reverse: 1915 Duke Charles Edward Oval Medal with Sword and Ribbon

Established:

March 10, 1911 by Duke Karl Edward (oval medal)
22 May 1915 - Base of sword and ribbon

Awarded:

1915

Data:

• Material: Silver
• Size: 32.7mm x 52.5mm, clasp 26.5mm x 7mm, swords 36mm x 2mm
• Weight: about 24g

estimated collector price:

Unspecified

OEK Number:

2688/1