Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, II Class Knight’s Cross, c. 1910 Auction Archive published by Dorado Publishing of

published by Dorado Publishing of Albuquerque

The guard retains a fully-intact maker’s mark of “MARTIN RUHLAND

Japan: Silver

and oxidation and loss of paint to the scabbard

segments of a green enamelled wreath in three quadrants

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, II Class Knight’s Cross, c. 1910 Auction Archive published by Dorado Publishing of(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden, Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Krone). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1838 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion overlaid by a silvered monogram of Peter Friedrich Lugwig, situated within a red enameled ring bearing a silvered inscription of EIN GOTT,