German Awards - 2nd Class Oldenburg Order of Home and Merit

This order was established on November 27, 1838 by Paul Friedrich Augustus and was supposed to remind of the 25-year return of his father. Initially, the order consisted of classes: Grand Cross, Grand Komtur, Komtur and Small Cross (from 1860 knightly crosses). Attached to the order is a common badge of honor in 3 classes: gold, silver and iron. The large crosses were divided into gold and silver crown crosses in 1841. In 1856, for merits in the war, this award was expanded with 2 swords passing through the center. With a higher talent in peacetime, they were added to the ring. To the Common Badge of Honor 1. The class was awarded a gold crown. In 1883, the General Badge of Honor was renamed the Cross of Honor. In 1903, the Officers' Cross was established between Komtur and Knight's Cross 1. The class stands. Knight's Crosses 2nd Class were split in 1906. Knight's Crosses 2. Class without crown. The last expansion was the Laurel Fund for sword crosses in 1918.
Honorary crosses of the 2nd class were made of silver. Since 1916, crosses began to be made of silver-plated white metal. This is due to the war, usually with swords. The number of awards of the 2nd class without swords is about 1550 pieces.

Silver cross. In the center, a round medallion with a border is worn on both sides. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• A silver central shield with a wide border with the inscription:
• - ONE - GOD - ONE - RIGHT - ONE - TRUTH -
In the
• center are intertwined letters - P - F - L -
• Nickname Peter Friedrich Ludwig, under the crown.

Downside:

In
• silver central shield coat of arms of Oldenburg with mantle and crown.

Tape:

35 mm wide with a red 6 mm wide side strip and a 1.5 mm edge

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