Anhalt, Duchy. A Merit Order For Science And Art I Form, C.1900 GTRexclude maker marked “1” (Deschler &

maker marked “1” (Deschler & Sohn

KRIEGSMINISTERIUM KRIEGSFURSORGEAMT" and "GES

a Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front) shoulder board insignia

on a red ribbon with white and black stripes

Footnote: The Order of Isabella the Catholic is a Spanish civil order in which membership is granted in recognition of services that benefit the country

Anhalt, Duchy. A Merit Order For Science And Art I Form, C.1900 GTRexclude maker marked “1” (Deschler &(Verdienstorden fr Wissenschaft und Kunst, I. Modell). Instituted 30 July 1873 by Duke Friedrich I. (1873 1905 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of an oval sunray style badge with 24 points, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich I on a ribbed background, circumscribed by an inscription of HERZOG VON ANHALT (DUKE OF ANHALT), the reverse with an inscription of FUR WISSENSCHAFT UND KUNST (FOR SCIENCE AND ART), inside of a laurel