Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of Merit, Civil Division Commander’s Star, By G.a. Scharffenberg, C.1900 Auction Archive all three lugs intact (the

all three lugs intact (the design of this badge is illustrated on page 15 of "Canadian Militia Badges Pre 1914" by Daniel Mazeas (HP

he was admitted to the British Military Hospital in Hanover

He remained in military service after the war

with a fine corduroy-patterned obverse consisting of golden-yellow embroidery in a longitudinal fashion

two declarations of ancestry (Abstammungserklärung) (210x149mm

Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of Merit, Civil Division Commander’s Star, By G.a. Scharffenberg, C.1900 Auction Archive all three lugs intact (the(Verdienstorden Bruststern zum Komtur). Instituted 7 June 1815 by King Friedrich August I. (1891 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with Gold and multi coloured enamels, consisting of a four pointed star, the obverse presenting with ribbed arms simulating rays, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a gilt inscription of FR VERDIENST UND TREUE (FOR MERIT AND LOYALTY), surrounded by a ring of white enamel overlaid by a circular oak leaf wreath