Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Griffin, Honour Cross, C.1915 Auction Archive 1902 as a "Horseman"

1902 as a "Horseman"

reverse illustrating the German eagle holding the Olympic Rings in its talons on the face of theOlympic Bell

the reverse is marked by typical of the Order Chinese hallmarks

Manitoba to parents Mr

25 mm x 181 mm

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order Of The Griffin, Honour Cross, C.1915 Auction Archive 1902 as a "Horseman"(Greifen Orden, Ehrenkreuz). Instituted 15 September 1884 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III. (1884 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with red enameled arms, with a central medallion bearing a raised Griffin, the reverse with five visible rivets securing the structure together, with a barrel hinge and banjo style vertical pinback meeting a round catch, unmarked, measuring 56. 12 mm (w) x