Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Medal For Art And Science, Gold Grade, By F. Helfricht GTRexclude and twisted wire grey edging

and twisted wire grey edging

in silver gilt with red enameled arms

A bronze medal commemorating the Franco-Prussian War

The howitzer created passageways that allowed infantrymen to advance from building to building without having to enter the city's streets

the hanger with name plate position)

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Medal For Art And Science, Gold Grade, By F. Helfricht GTRexclude and twisted wire grey edging(Goldene Medaille fr Kunst und Wissenschaft). Instituted 30 December 1874 by Duke Ernst I. (1875 1891 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Ernst I circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of DEM VERDIENSTE UM KUNST UND WISSENSCHAFT (FOR MERIT IN ART AND SCIENCE), unmarked, measuring 29. 73 mm in diameter, maker marked