Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Hold Struck in soild gold -

Struck in soild gold - obverse Britannia seated on a lion

The loops have been on the tunic for a lengthy period

banjo-style pinback

in the vicinity of Souchez

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Hold Struck in soild gold -(Friedrich August Kreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of magnetic blackened iron, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked,