Anhalt, Duchy. An Order of Albert the Bear, Commander, c. 1916 Auction Minister of Supply and Services

Minister of Supply and Services (congratulating White on having been awarded his Medal of Bravery

inscribed "WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER" above

the obverse is inscribed “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42” (“Winter Battle in the East 1941/42”) with crossed sword and oak leaf branch at the bottom

include running marks to the blade

Anhalt, Duchy. An Order of Albert the Bear, Commander, c. 1916 Auction Minister of Supply and Services(Hausorden Albrecht des Bren). Instituted 18 November 1836 by Duke Heinrich of Anhalt Kthen, Duke Leopold IV of Anhalt Dessau, and Duke Alexander of Anhalt Bernburg. (1836 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a double sided depiction of a crowned bear atop a castle wall with a gate, the obverse circumscribed by an inscription of FUERCHT GOTT UND BEFOLGE SEINE BEFEHLE (FEAR GOD AND OBEY HIS COMMANDMENTS), topped by the coat of arms