Saxony, Kingdom. A Cased Labour Honour Award, Type V, c. 1910 Auction 65 mm (w) x 63

65 mm (w) x 63

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maker marked "KO" under catch

It features a 780 mm-long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a fuller running the length of each side

which have decorative straps giving them a pleated-look with small brass buttons at the top

Saxony, Kingdom. A Cased Labour Honour Award, Type V, c. 1910 Auction 65 mm (w) x 63(Ehrenzeichen fr Arbeiter und Dienstboten). Instituted August 10th, 1865. (Type V: 1905 1918 issue). A circular silver medal, the obverse with a central rightward facing bust of King Frederick of Saxony, circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse inscribed Fr Treue in der Arbeit (For Loyalty at Work) in German capitalized lettering within a thick oak wreath, on a horizontally pierced ball and swivel ring for suspension from its period original