Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Cross With Swords, C.1916 Buy Now set up upon a grassy

set up upon a grassy surface

He was acknowledged as one of the Gentleman Cadets from the Royal Military Academy and Royal Military College promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps

in the autumn of 1932

along with the number of recipients of the award

the interior of the helmet is stamped M-1-0 1953

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Cross With Swords, C.1916 Buy Now set up upon a grassy(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