Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House And Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig In Gold, Civil Division Grand Commander, C.1890 GTRexclude The document is dated 1

The document is dated 1

where he quickly distinguished himself in battle

the reverse depicting a map of the Saarland

41 mm (w) x 82

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House And Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig In Gold, Civil Division Grand Commander, C.1890 GTRexclude The document is dated 1(Haus und Verdienstorden von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grokomturkreuz in Gold). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1838 1918 issue). A superb example of a Grand Commanders Cross of the House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with white enameled arms set within a Gold frame, the obverse bearing a central blue enameled medallion