Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross with Swords on Ring, by Bernhard Knauer GTRexclude the Second Battle of Ypres

the Second Battle of Ypres also in May 1915 and the Battle of Morval in September 1916 but returned to India in October 1917

non-functional spring catch with stud release and functional exterior metal hinge

the obverse with white enameled arms outlined in red enamel

A handwritten note which reads:

measuring 10 x 13

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare House Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Officer’s Cross with Swords on Ring, by Bernhard Knauer GTRexclude the Second Battle of Ypres(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