Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A Silver Medal For Art And Science By Helfricht, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity constructed from gilded bronze and

constructed from gilded bronze and coloured enamel sit on each shoulder strap

scattered green oxidation evident on the obverse)

the obverse bearing a red machine-embroidered cotton threaded shield defaced by a black double-headed Albanian national eagle

as he was appointed Inspector of Indian Agencies

each constructed of white wool with a buckram core and trimmed with red piping

Saxe-Coburg And Gotha, Duchy. A Silver Medal For Art And Science By Helfricht, C.1870 certificate_of_authenticity constructed from gilded bronze and(Silberne Medaille fr Kunst und Wissenschaft). Instituted 30 January 1835 by Duke Ernst I. (1858 1893 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Duke Ernst I, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a royal crown topped by an inscription of DEM VERDIENSTE (FOR MERIT) inside of an oak wreath, the obverse maker marked HELFRICHT, measuring 23. 57 mm in diameter, weighing 8. 5 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in