Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity and that "from the standpoint

and that "from the standpoint of the country

and displays signs of use and wear

London Gazette 25 February 1943

It is engraved on the reverse ricasso SS 807/36 RZM

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity and that "from the standpoint(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of magnetic blackened 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, unmarked,