Saxony, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross For Non-Combatants Of 1849 Hold missing one screw on the

missing one screw on the hinge where affixes to the lid

the reverse in plain gilt with a circular central medallion inscribed “Travail Liberte Patrie: (Work

94 mm (w) x 54

measuring 160 mm x 113 mm

for Colonial Schutztruppe SW Africa - (for Military Merit Award 2nd

Saxony, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross For Non-Combatants Of 1849 Hold missing one screw on the(Erinnerungskreuz fr 1849, Nichtkmpfer). Instituted 8 August 1890 by King Albert. (1890 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed monogram of King Albert, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1849, unmarked, measuring 33. 48 mm (w) x 38. 19 mm (h), weighing 16. 2 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in near extremely