Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade, C.1814 Archive cotton bunting

cotton bunting

A Canadian Veteran "bringback": Two-piece construction

taking away part of the roof of one and damaging the other

A grouping of insignia

These boards have been examined by several specialists and it remains unclear as to their exact origins

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare Civil Merit Medal, Silver Grade, C.1814 Archive cotton bunting(Zivilverdienstmedaille) Instituted 1813. A circular medal constructed of silver, the obverse centre bears the image of a castle turret with merlons, circumscribed by OLDENBURGS BRGER KRONE EIN GOTT EINE WAHRHEIT EIN RECHT (OLDENBURG'S CITIZENS CROWN A GOD A TRUTH A RIGht), the reverse bears the inscription DAS VATERLAND DEM SOHNE (THE FATHERLAND OF THE SON) encompassed by an oak leaf wreath with a ribbon tied at the top, measuring 37. 31 mm (w0 x 43.