Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross II Class, for Combatants
(Friedrich August Kreuz II. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914-1918 issue). An iron cross paty of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse centre bears the cipher “FA” the 12 o’clock arm with a crown, and the 6 o’clock arm with the date “1914”, a wreath lays in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain, with loop for suspension on a red ribbon with blue stripes, measuring 40.20 mm (w) x 44.89 mm (h), very fine.

