Germany, Imperial. An Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross Award Group Newly Listed awarding him the Verdienstorden vom

awarding him the Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler (Order of the German Eagle) Dritter Stufe mit Schwertern (4th Class with Swords)

the blade with dull edges and tip

black thatched-look exterior on all sides

Footnote: Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Detlev Niemann

Germany, Imperial. An Oldenburg Friedrich August Cross Award Group Newly Listed awarding him the Verdienstorden vom(Ordensschnalle mit Verwundetenabzeichen). A medal bar featuring three decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with