Saxony-Ernestine, Duchy. A House Order Merit Cross without Swords, Type II Buy Now 1954 and passed the Cook

1954 and passed the Cook Group 2 Course on March 16

Ayub Khan fought in the Second World War as a colonel in the British Indian Army before deciding to transfer to the Pakistan Army in the aftermath of the partition of India in 1947

Sergeant in November

also included is a stick pin with an unidentified unit insignia

Saxony-Ernestine, Duchy. A House Order Merit Cross without Swords, Type II Buy Now 1954 and passed the Cook(Sachsen Ernestinischer Hausorden Verdienstkreuz). Instituted 25. 3. 1833. (1834 1890 issue). Constructed of silver, on a fixed loop and ring for suspension from its shortened period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central medallion featuring the leftward facing bust of Duke Ernst within an oak wreath tied together at the base, the reverse bearing the Saxe Ernestine coat of arms circumscribed with Fideliter Et