Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Auction Archive but August asked to be

but August asked to be released from his oath of allegiance from the Kaiser

WWI Memorial Scroll to the "The Buffs" 1st Battalion - Four-colour ink on parchment

and "538" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

An Iron Cross Second Class 1914 - Well mounted on period bar and ribbon

Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Auction Archive but August asked to be(Ernst August Orden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted on the 15th December 1865 by King George V of Hanover. 1866 1878 Issue. A superb cross in Gold, consisting of a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials, with a finely detailed Hanoverian crown in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a red enameled field with the royal cipher of Ernst August in Gold, a blue enameled surround featuring the motto of the order Suscipere et finire (To finish