Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Silver Merit Cross For Art And Science, Prototype Example certificate_of_authenticity 2 cm (w) x 5

2 cm (w) x 5

On 24 February 1944 while on escort to convoy SC153

RAF Transport Command Sweetheart Badge

in golden-yellow machine embroidery depicting a sawfish

all in extremely fine condition

Saxe-Meiningen, Duchy. A Silver Merit Cross For Art And Science, Prototype Example certificate_of_authenticity 2 cm (w) x 5(Silbernes Verdienstkreuz fr Kunst und Wissenschaft, Prototyp). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with a central rightward facing profile of Duke Georg of Saxe Meiningen, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of DEM VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), within an oak leaf wreath, with a stylized wreath through the quadrants, unmarked, measuring 36. 17