Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order of the Griffin, Knight GTRexclude marked “3” and “Ges

marked “3” and “Ges

43 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

98 mm x 520 mm

attached to a suspension ring and French double folded loop

otherwise good very fine and a rare star

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand Duchy. An Order of the Griffin, Knight GTRexclude marked “3” and “Ges(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