Braunschweig, Duchy. A Decoration for Art and Science, II Class with Crown, Published Example from the Karsten Klingbeil Collection Auction with only slight loss of

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the obverse of which bears a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika

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the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

Braunschweig, Duchy. A Decoration for Art and Science, II Class with Crown, Published Example from the Karsten Klingbeil Collection Auction with only slight loss of(Verdienstzeichen fr Kunst und Wissenschaft II. Klasse mit Krone). Instituted 25 April 1908 by Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg (in his capacity as Regent). (1912 1918 issue). Constructed of cast silver, consisting of a double sided oval laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a rightward facing bust of Duke Karl I of Braunschweig Lneburg, circumscribed by name and title in Latin, the reverse overlaid by a ribbed and crowned oval medallion bearing