Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A Merit Medal Prototype, By Friedrich Helfricht Auction Archive and was subsequently extended to

and was subsequently extended to holders of similar office or position in other territories of the British Empire

gilt almost entirely worn off

Medal for the Russo-Japanese War

chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings and in the white enamels on the left arm on the reverse

incorporating an intricate design

Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A Merit Medal Prototype, By Friedrich Helfricht Auction Archive and was subsequently extended to(Verdienstmedaille Prototyp). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a nine pointed radiant star, the obverse with a central medallion bearing a leftward facing profile of Duke Ernst I, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central medallion bearing an inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), above a royal crown and within an oak leaf wreath, the obverse marked HELFRICHT F.,