Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Democratic Republic of the Upon his release from hospital

Upon his release from hospital

stamped with the cypher of King Leopold III in gold-coloured ink on the lid

inside lid in simulated white satin

blue exterior

A large period photograph depicting a close-up portrait of Konstantin Hierl

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross I Class Democratic Republic of the Upon his release from hospital(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