Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross with Swords, by B. Knauer, c.1914

(Haus und Verdienst Orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Offizierskreuz mit Schwertern). Instituted on 27 November 1838. A gilded silver cross pattée with white-enamelled arms, obverse centre presenting a gilded monogram over a blue-enamelled background with clear radial under etchings, inside a gilded ring, surrounded by a ring of red enamel with the gilded motto EIN GOTT, EIN RECHT, EINE WAHRHEIT (ONE GOD, ONE RIGHTEOUSNESS, ONE TRUTH), the reverse centre presents a barrel hinge and narrow banjo-style pinback meeting an elongated round wire catch, maker marked on reverse of pin B. KNAUER, measuring 44.31 mm (w) x 45.53 mm (h), 19.2 grams, with 7 o'clock sword handle pressed inward, minor enamel wear, very fine.

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