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 Archive and Merchant Marine Two-Ribbon Ribbon

and Merchant Marine Two-Ribbon Ribbon Bar (ribbons of the World War II Victory Medal and Combat Bar

one is 33 mm

the latter constructed of magnetic metal

inscribed "ORDEN RADA SA SREBRNIM VENCEM" on the lid

Battalion sent to South Africa for special service in the Zulu War

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 Archive and Merchant Marine Two-Ribbon Ribbon(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