Anhalt, Duchy. A Merit Order For Science And Art I Form, C.1900 Auction The blade sits securely within

The blade sits securely within a one-piece silvered zink alloy hilt

with two minor interruptions in the wool fabric on the left side on the exterior

A First War Group to Servant Attending the 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry

as he was admitted to Helena Hospital

Anhalt, Duchy. A Merit Order For Science And Art I Form, C.1900 Auction The blade sits securely within(Verdienstorden fr Wissenschaft und Kunst, I. Modell). Instituted 30 July 1873 by Duke Friedrich I. (1873 1905 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of an oval sunray style badge with 24 points, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich I on a ribbed background, circumscribed by an inscription of HERZOG VON ANHALT (DUKE OF ANHALT), the reverse with an inscription of FUR WISSENSCHAFT UND KUNST (FOR SCIENCE AND ART), inside of a laurel