Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Commander’s Star, C.1870 Hold the hook backed by a

the hook backed by a downward-pointing sword

prongs on reverse

Eesti Punase Risti

Gilded and silvered on red cloth

They are in some ways comparable to "holy medals" in Catholicism

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House & Merit Order Of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Grand Commander’s Star, C.1870 Hold the hook backed by a(Haus und Verdienst Orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig, Bruststern zum Grokomturkreuz mit der goldenen Krone). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Paul Friedrich August. (1838 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered with enamels, consisting of an eight pointed star with pebbled raise, the obverse with a central blue enameled medallion depicting a raised silver monogram of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, within silver ring, in turn circumscribed by a raised