Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal, Bronze Grade Auction in case of issue (marked

in case of issue (marked Huguenin

Footnote: Karl-Heinrich Plath was born on November 25

44mm x 56mm

Accompanied by fourteen pages with copies of his Index Cards

9 mm x 68 mm

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Bravery Medal, Bronze Grade Auction in case of issue (marked(Tapferkeitsmedaille in Bronze). Instituted 20 February 1915 by Duke Ernst II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised Cross Patte, bearing a central Saxon coat of arms, flanked by a date of 1914 and topped by a royal crown, the reverse with a monogram of Duke Ernst II, unmarked, measuring 31. 03 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near