Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross with Swords on Ring, by Bernhard Knauer Archive He founded the Second Empire

He founded the Second Empire

with eagle on ribbon

engraved "350966 JACK RICHARDS" and marked "REGISTERED AT St

marked on end ring with a silver hallmark denoting Austro-Hungarian manufacture between 1872-1922

obverse medallion features a left facing bust with inscription MERITO MILITAR

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross with Swords on Ring, by Bernhard Knauer Archive He founded the Second Empire(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden Offizierskreuz mit Schwertern am Ring). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1903 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with white enameled arms, overlaid by a central blue enameled medallion bearing a raised and gilded monogram of Grand Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, surrounded by a red enameled ring bearing a gilt