Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Cross With Swords, C.1916 United Republic of three central slots and two

three central slots and two drill holes

no maker markings

where it would reside behind the wearer's neck

partial erase attempt

attached to a black celluloid button

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Cross With Swords, C.1916 United Republic of three central slots and two(Haus und Verdienstorden von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grokreuz mit der goldenen Krone mit Schwertern). Instituted on 27 November 1838 by Paul Friedrich August von Oldenburg. (1856 (swords) 1918 Issue). A gilded silver, straight armed cross patte with white enamelled arms, with gilded swords crossing through the centre, centre obverse presents the golden crowned monogram PFL (Peter Friedrich Ludwig) over a blue enamelled field, bordered by a ring