Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order of the Griffin, Knight certificate_of_authenticity on loop for suspension with

on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with sword device

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GOLD and dark red enamels

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order of the Griffin, Knight certificate_of_authenticity on loop for suspension with(Greifenorden Kreuz der Komture und Grokomtur mit Etui). Instituted 15 September 1884 by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. (1884 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with red enameled arms demonstrating a rich hatching, the obverse overlaid by a central medallion bearing a raised Mecklenburg royal Griffin, situated within a circular ring, the twelve oclock arm topped by a pebbled fan perforated with a