SAXE-COBURG GOTHA.
Cross for the Battle of LEckern-förde, was founded in 1851, for the troops of that Duchy who had taken part in the Sleswig-Holstein campaign. It consists of a cross of bronze for privates, and of silver for officers. The obverse shows a crowned 'E,' and below it the word: 'Eckern-forde,' and the reverse: '5th April, 1849.' It is worn on the left side of the breast, by a tri-coloured ribbon (orange, green and black).
