Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Archive Morocco: Four-piece construction

Morocco: Four-piece construction

a hole drilled on the reverse for wall hanging

tarnishing evident on the silver medals

the other is Special: silver gilt

exhibiting light soiling and wear on the interior lining and in the armpits

Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Archive Morocco: Four-piece construction(Ernst August Orden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted on the 15th December 1865 by King George V of Hanover. 1866 1878 Issue. A superb cross in Gold, consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials, with a finely detailed Hanoverian crown in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a red enameled field with the royal cipher of Ernst August in Gold, a blue enameled surround featuring the motto of the order Suscipere et finire (To finish