Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Auction Archive and "538" the steel batch

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

125 mm x 142 mm

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

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

arriving in Boulogne

Hannover, Kingdom. An Ernst August Order In Gold, I Class Knight, C.1870 Auction Archive and "538" the steel batch(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