Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross certificate_of_authenticity Meise was re-inducted into the

Meise was re-inducted into the Reichswehr after the end of the war

with evidence of re-attachment of the latter

some of the original pins are missing and have been replaced by nails

fitted with a nickel-silver crossguard featuring a Croatian Air Force eagle with outstretched wings

demonstrating some loss of finish to the core resulting in surface oxidation and a consistent patina throughout the frame

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross certificate_of_authenticity Meise was re-inducted into the(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden Offizierskreuz). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1903 1920 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, situated within a red enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of EIN