An 1887 Saxon Cross For The Election Of Prince Ferdinand I In Original Case Of Issue Auction Archive 5 mm x 17 mm

5 mm x 17 mm enameled Ribbon Bar with button hole attachment

for garrison duties from September 1914 to August 1915

The helmet plate is attached to the pickelhaube by two screw posts

as his wife had moved to Mimico

An 1887 Saxon Cross For The Election Of Prince Ferdinand I In Original Case Of Issue Auction Archive 5 mm x 17 mm1887 Saxon Cross for the Election of Prince Ferdinand I; Maltese Cross in silver gilt; the obverse with stippled arms and fleur de lys between the arms, circular central medallion bearing the cipher of Ferdinand I, circumscribed (By the will of the Prince and the People); the reverse with a circular central medallion bearing the Saxon coat of arms, inscribed 25 2 1887 (25 July 2 August 1887); claw with loop for suspension; original ribbon; measuring