Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross United Republic of Advance on Tripoli

Advance on Tripoli

along the River Nile in Egypt

with light fraying and creasing of the cover

a medal ribbon bar featuring three decorations

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross United Republic of Advance on Tripoli(Friedrich August Kreuz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central monogram of Friedrich August, the six oclock arm with a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 52 mm (w) x 45. 12 mm (h), weighing 27. 1 grams, in very fine condition.