Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Auction Solid construction badge in die

Solid construction badge in die struck silvered bronze

awarded to Quarter-Master William Holloway

with ball hinge

and stamped with a silver content number of “800”

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Auction Solid construction badge in die(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, the obverse with its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular laurel wreath, bearing a central monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, topped by a royal crown and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback