Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Duke Ernst I 50Th Jubilee Medal certificate_of_authenticity The Order of the Egyptian

The Order of the Egyptian Republic

He was a strong opponent of Olympic President Avery Brundage's amateur rules

as originally mounted on hard stock

marked "KK 900" on ring

Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy. A Duke Ernst I 50Th Jubilee Medal certificate_of_authenticity The Order of the Egyptian(Medaille zum 50 jhrigen Regierunsjubilum). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a rightward facing profile of Ernst I, the reverse with an inscription of ERNST HERZOG VON SACHSEN ALTENBURG and a date of 3. AUGUST 1903, unmarked, measuring 32. 66 mm in diameter, weighing 16. 3 grams (inclusive of ribbon), in extremely fine condition.