Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Auction A badge constructed of silvered

A badge constructed of silvered bronze

Dir zur Freude

and stamped with a silver content number of “800”

with ball hinge

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Auction A badge constructed of silvered(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 its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel wreath, 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