Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A Griffin Order, Commander's Cross, C.1918 certificate_of_authenticity unmarked however demonstrating the manufacturing

unmarked however demonstrating the manufacturing characteristics typical of C

on a hunter green wool base

with enameled swastika

Footnote: When Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party came to power in Germany after the election of 1933

Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A Griffin Order, Commander's Cross, C.1918 certificate_of_authenticity unmarked however demonstrating the manufacturing1884 1918 Issue. (Greiffen Orden). A silver gilt Maltese cross with very thick red enamels on the arms of the cross; the obverse with a round central silver gilt medallion depicting a griffon; the reverse plain with fine red enamels on the arms of the cross, measuring 62. 03 mm (w) x 62. 05 mm (h); weighing 31. 3 grams; residue in griffin, missing suspension loop, in overall very fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin