Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class, C.1915 GTRexclude the obverse bears he cipher

the obverse bears he cipher “EA” in the centre for Duke Ernest Augustus

Medal for Aeronautic Valour

The current honour was created in 1922

dark patinas on the DCM and BWM

he left his entire estate to his wife

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class, C.1915 GTRexclude the obverse bears he cipher(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 and a laurel wreath joining the quadrants, with a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and