Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class United Republic of for meritorious conduct in the

for meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services

While in the service

three with red and/or navy blue enamels

after the battleship had broke into two from an internal explosion caused by a torpedo from the destroyer USS Melvin

near very fine condition with some fraying

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class United Republic of for meritorious conduct in the(Friedrich August Kreuz, I. Klasse). Instituted 24 September 1914 by Grand Duke Friedrich August. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel leaf wreath, the obverse bearing 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