Saxony, Kingdom. An Albert Order, Civil Division, Albert’s Cross Archive in remembrance of his departed

in remembrance of his departed friend

an employee of mining/underground engineering firms in the Kessel region

Golden-yellow machine embroidery on a dark blue Kriegsmarine cotton blended fabric

53 mm x 54 mm

Saxony, Kingdom. An Albert Order, Civil Division, Albert’s Cross Archive in remembrance of his departed(Albrechtsorden Albrechtkreuz). Instituted 31 December 1850 by King Friedrich August II. (1876 1918 issue). Constructed of a silvered metal alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Latin Cross with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central rightward facing profile of Duke Albert III, circumscribed by an inscription of ALBERT ANIMOSUS (ALBERT THE BOLD) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central Saxon coat of