Duke Carl Eduard Medal, Type II, Civil Division (with clasp)
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SKU: 02.SXC.0117.101.01.001
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A smooth oval medal with a raised border, constructed of silver. On top of the medal sits an immobile crown. The obverse features the right-facing portrait of Duke Carl Eduard with the circular inscription ‘CARL EDUARD V SACHSEN COBURG U GOTHA.’. The reverse features the personal coat of arms of the duke with a crown on top and the overarching inscription ‘FUER VERDIENST’ (‘for merit’). The shield is framed by two crowned lions. Behind the coat of arms is an oak tree, and below the coat of arms is a ribbon with the inscription ‘TREU UND BESTAENDIG’ (‘loyal and persistent’). At the bottom is the manufacturer’s signature ‘L. CHR. LAUER - NUERNBERG’. On the lower part of the rim in the centre is the silver mark ‘SILBER 990’. On a loop for suspension, on a ribbon with a black left half and a yellow right half. On the ribbon is a hatched silver clasp with a raised smooth border and one of the following dates: ‘1914’, ‘1915’, ‘1916’, ‘1917’, ‘1918’.
The Duke Carl Eduard Medal, Type II was instituted by Duke Carl Eduard of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha on March 10, 1911. Type I was replaced with a different design, because it kept being confused with the Silver Merit Medal of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order.
The medal was awarded for those services that were not covered by the Saxe-Ernestine House Order Medals or the Medals for Art and Science. It was awarded with an accompanying document. The medal had to be returned upon the recipient’s death.
The clasp to the medal was instituted by the duke on May 22, 1915. It was awarded for outstanding merit in war welfare work or any other activity within the dukedom that supported the war effort.
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