Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 Auction integral suspension with original ribbon

integral suspension with original ribbon

while the WWII Stars and Medals have original ribbons and are unnamed

head of the lanyard with a 40 mm x 57 mm silvered zinc badge displaying the Wehrmacht eagle above a shield fronted by crossed swords

on a replacement incorrect full-length neck ribbon with hook and eye

the interior with a padded black felt medal bed

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Class, I Class, c. 1940 Auction integral suspension with original ribbon(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