Description
colours remain bright
within a red enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “VIRTUS ET HONOS” (“VIRTUE AND HONOUR”)
on a full-length neck ribbon
silvered bronze base with a bronze gilt and enamelled insignia attached in the centre
the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreathed joined together at the bottom by ribbon
A Birthday Wishes Telegram From The Duchess Victoria Adelaide Of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha To Genraldirektor Kemner Auction Archive colours remain brightA 70th Birthday Wishes Telegram from Her Royal Highness The Duchess Victoria Adelaide of Saxe Coburg Gotha to Genraldirektor Kemner: Masthead inscribed "Deutsche Reichsport" (German Reichspost), marked "Telegramm", numbered "078", dated in pencil "22. 12. 42" (December 22, 1942), stamped in red ink "18 XII 42 Nrnburg" (December 18, 1942 Nuremburg), postmarked in black ink "16. 12. 42 BERLIN" (December 16, 1942 Berlin), inscribed "Haupttelegraphenamt