EK 1914 EK engraved by... scots?

[OTTER76]

I found a curious engraving in a Sy Wagner EKI recently sold. As it seemed no ordinary name, I dare to google it and with surprise discovered a scottish clan motto in latin...

http://www.emedals.com/collectors-gallery/germany/german-empire-weimar-r/iron-cross-1914/iron-cross-first-class-1914-silver-named-g10260?vmcchk=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Hay

What are your thoughts?

[E Williams]

I found a curious engraving in a Sy Wagner EKI recently sold. As it seemed no ordinary name, I dare to google it and with surprise discovered a scottish clan motto in latin...

http://www.emedals.com/collectors-gallery/germany/german-empire-weimar-r/iron-cross-1914/iron-cross-first-class-1914-silver-named-g10260?vmcchk=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Hay

What are your thoughts?

I saw this as it arrived on the site. I too went to the dictionary and although it is a motto of the Clan Hay, it also is just Latin for "keep the faith/love/devotion which could very well have been use by the recipient to 'keep the loyalty' to the Fatherland.....IMO.

[dond]

Perhaps the recipient was Catholic.

[OTTER76]

Both good options for an interesting EK.

[Auseklis]

Just to mention that... There is a German line of Clan Hay since the 1600s.