Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class GTRexclude whereas the large medal (51

whereas the large medal (51 mm) was restricted to native chiefs and is relatively scarce

buttons and thread

when he signed his Application for Enlistment on December 8

The eagle insignia measures 110 mm (w) x 50 mm (h) overall

with button device for wear on reverse of ribbon marked "J

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class GTRexclude whereas the large medal (51(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel wreath, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, topped by a royal crown and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a