Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Hold in the vicinity of Souchez

in the vicinity of Souchez

silver eagle in the center

Struck in soild gold - obverse Britannia seated on a lion

with both sides secured together via a string fed through a piece of cardboard at the top

banjo-style pinback

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Hold in the vicinity of Souchez(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,