Saxony, Kingdom. A Civil Merit Order, Ii Class Cross With Swords, By Scharffenberg, C.1915 GTRexclude maker marked and marked "GI"

maker marked and marked "GI" on the pinback

in Gold and enamels (11x13mm)

red enamel loss evident on the Medal for an Excellent Political Activist

There are two inset maps in the lower left corner: one of the Eastern Front (map illustrating northeast Germany

Saxony, Kingdom. A Civil Merit Order, Ii Class Cross With Swords, By Scharffenberg, C.1915 GTRexclude maker marked and marked "GI"(Verdienstorden Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 7 June 1815 by Frederick Augustus I. 1914 1918 Issue. In silver gilt, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, obverse with a central applique bearing a gilded Saxon coat of arms on a white enameled background, surrounded by an addition white gilt ring with inscription of FRIED. AUG. K. V. SACHSEN. D. 7. JUNE. 1815, reverse with a central white enameled applique with