Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 Auction he was awarded three Purple

he was awarded three Purple Hearts

measuring approximately 46

Graz Eggenberg” on the reverse

depicted in uniform and with the Knight’s Cross and other decorations clearly visible

the right end with a metal hook

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 Auction he was awarded three Purple(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