Description
functional and very fine overall
as well as orange-yellow synthetic compound
in silver lettering
His citation reads: “For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in positions of great responsibility
with a metal Luftwaffe-style breast eagle pinned over the top of the right breast pocket
Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Newly Listed functional and very fine overall(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a