Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. An Art And Science Decoration, I Class Hold In stamped brass with stamped

In stamped brass with stamped brass faceplate affixed by two rivets

On August 5th

Constructed of machine-embroidered silver aluminum bullion wire thread bearing two narrow black thread bands

the reverse with a similar central silver medallion dated “1849”

with external stains and evident repair interior

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. An Art And Science Decoration, I Class Hold In stamped brass with stamped(Verdienstorden fr Kunst und Wissenschaft, I Klasse im Silber). Instituted 23 July 1874. A Maltese cross paty constructed of silver, the obverse centre bears the right facing bust of Georg Herzog Duke of Saxony, circumscribed with GEORG HERZOG ZU SACHSEN MEININGEN, the obverse centre bears the inscription DEM VERDIENSTE (THE MERIT) with a crown underneath within an oak leaf wreath, a green enamel wreath of spades lay in the quadrants between the arms,