Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Cross with Swords, Oak Leaves, and Breast Star, Published Example by Knauer Auction Archive Orders and Decorations of All

Orders and Decorations of All Nations: Ancient and Modern Civil and Military 2nd Edition (Washington: Quaker Press

and Collar Tab Pair (in frosted silver

surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed PREMIO A LA CONSTANCIA MILITAR (Award for Military Constancy)

An unused spool of Nähmaschinezwirn (Sewing Machine Thread) by B

made a fighting retreat until in March 1945 the survivors were ordered to Mecklenburg for refitting and ‘fortress construction’

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Cross with Swords, Oak Leaves, and Breast Star, Published Example by Knauer Auction Archive Orders and Decorations of All(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden, Grokreuz mit Schwertern, Lorbeer, und Bruststern). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich Ludwig. (1841 1918 issue; c. 1918 manufacture). A rare and exceptional Grand Cross set of the House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, consisting of: 1. A Grand Cross with Swords and Oak Leaves, constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a silver frame and