Saxony-Ernestine, Duchy. A House Order Merit Cross without Swords, Type II certificate_of_authenticity A vertical type SS Officer's

A vertical type SS Officer's Totenkopf Collar Tab

stamped in black ink "OST PRAG" (East Prague) on the underside of the belt behind the tab

ALTONA AM 1 MAI 1844

06 mm (w) x 22

Saxony-Ernestine, Duchy. A House Order Merit Cross without Swords, Type II certificate_of_authenticity A vertical type SS Officer's(Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden Verdienstkreuz). Instituted 25. 3. 1833. (1834 1890 issue). Constructed of silver, on a fixed loop and ring for suspension from its shortened period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central medallion featuring the leftward facing bust of Duke Ernst within an oak wreath tied together at the base, the reverse bearing the Saxe Ernestine coat of arms circumscribed with Fideliter Et