Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 Auction measuring approximately 46

measuring approximately 46

the right end with a metal hook

he was awarded three Purple Hearts

both lugs bent but intact)

Cross of Valour (in bronze

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 Auction measuring approximately 46(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the