The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . Hurst and Blackclt, London. 185S SAXONY (kingdom). 209 Cross, Commanders, and Knights. The fourth class comprisesthe recipients of the civil medal. The badge of the Order is : a gold octagonal crossenamelled white. The round white middle has a gold ring,and shows on the obverse the Saxon arms, and the legend :* Friedrich August, Konig von Sachsen, den 7ten Juni,1815, and on the reverse an oaken wreath, in which areintertwined the words : Fiir Verdienst und Treue (For meritand loyalty). The civil medal exhibits, on
The book of orders of knighthood and decorations of honour of all nations ... . Hurst and Blackclt, London. 185S SAXONY (kingdom). 209 Cross, Commanders, and Knights. The fourth class comprisesthe recipients of the civil medal. The badge of the Order is : a gold octagonal crossenamelled white. The round white middle has a gold ring,and shows on the obverse the Saxon arms, and the legend :* Friedrich August, Konig von Sachsen, den 7ten Juni,1815, and on the reverse an oaken wreath, in which areintertwined the words : Fiir Verdienst und Treue (For meritand loyalty). The civil medal exhibits, on the obverse, the royal effigywith the above legend, while the reverse is precisely the same asthat of the Order. The 7th June is generally fixed for the distribution ofthe decoration, and promotions in the Order. The Knights of the Grand Cross wear the badge across theright shoulder, by a broad white watered ribbon (four incheswide), with two grass-green stripes, and accompanied by asilver sextuple and radiant star on the left side of the breast,containing the oaken wreath a
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