Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Auction the reverse presents the date

the reverse presents the date 1866 encircled by a wreath of oak leaf branches

topped by a golden-yellow machine-embroidered insignia

representative of forestry)

with an American eagle confronting a Mexican serpent in the foreground

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class Auction the reverse presents the date(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