Oldenburg. A House And Merit Order Of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Knight 1St. Class, In Gold GTRexclude suffering a slight gun shot

suffering a slight gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right thigh

In near mint condition

The name "Handschar" is a local word for the curved scimitar sword worn on the 13th Division collar patch

Mary the Virgin

Oldenburg. A House And Merit Order Of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Knight 1St. Class, In Gold GTRexclude suffering a slight gun shot(Haus und Verdiesnt Orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig). Issued 1838 1918. A hollow 14Kt. Gold cross pattee with white enameled arms; the obverse with a central blue enameled medallion depicting the crowned cipher of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, surrounded by a gold ring and a ring of red enamels, inscribed Ein Gott Ein Recht Eine Wahrheit (German One God, One Righteousness, One Truth); the reverse with white enameled arms inscribed with dates, and