Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Archive Impressed (2276 Pte

Impressed (2276 Pte

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The shoulders are adorned with epaulette straps trimmed in angled yellow-gold cord and are held firmly in place by gilt aluminum buttons at one end and sewn in place at the opposite end

Alice Hopcraft of Toronto

the reverse bearing a central Gold and enameled Saxe-Ernestine coat of arms

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Archive Impressed (2276 Pte(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 with its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a