Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Order of Merit, Civil Division Grand Cross, by G.A. Scharffenberg, c.1910 United Republic of with additional minor tarnishing of

with additional minor tarnishing of some of the gilded features

measuring 44 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

also maker marked "VM" (Vincent Mayer's Söhne) on the ring

Footnote: This Minesweeper Badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante

Saxony, Kingdom. A Rare Order of Merit, Civil Division Grand Cross, by G.A. Scharffenberg, c.1910 United Republic of with additional minor tarnishing of(Verdienstorden Grokreuz). Instituted 7 June 1815 by King Friedrich August I. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, joined together through the quadrants by a green enameled rue wreath, the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded and enameled Saxon coat of arms topped by a crown, within a ring of white enamel bearing a gilt