Friedrich-August-Kreuz

• Name — Friedrich-August Cross Friedrich-August-Kreuz • Presenter — Grand Duke of Oldenburg • Country — Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, German Empire • Type — Two-class medal, 2nd and 1st class • Eligibility — Military and civilians • Awarded For — Outstanding service during the war • Campaign — World War I • Status — Obsolete • Description — An iron cross, encircled with a wreath, with a center medallion inscribed with the monarch's monogram, "FA". There is a crown on the upper arm and "1914" on the lower. • Clasps — On 20 September 1918. a black iron ribbon bar was added to the 2nd class for merit at the front, inscribed "VOR DEM FEINDE" (Before the Enemy). • Established — 24 September 1914 • Firstawarded — 1914 • Lastawarded — 1918 • Image2 — Ribbon (military award) • Caption2 — Ribbon (civilian award)

The Friedrich-August Cross was established on 24 September 1914 by Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, shortly after the outbreak of World War I. It was a war decoration consisting of two classes.

The decoration could be awarded to civilians as well as to military personnel. The criteria required that the recipients had to be from the Grand Duchy or to have had a close connection to the Grand Duke or his realm, and had to have "distinguished themselves outstandingly in the war". Within the military, it was available to officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. The 1st class medal could only be awarded after the 2nd class had been received, and it was always worn together with the latter.

A central circular medallion, featuring a raised border, displayed the monarch's monogram FA. The image of a crown was inscribed on the upper arm of the cross and 1914 on the lower arm.

Same as the obverse, but with no inscriptions.

The central medallion had a diameter of 19 mm for the 2nd class and 22 mm for the 1st class.

For military recipients, the ribbon was 35 mm wide, a dark cornflower blue with two poppy-red side stripes, each 5.5 mm wide. For civilian recipients, the ribbon was also 35 mm wide but with the colors reversed, poppy-red with two dark cornflower blue side stripes, each 5 mm wide and spaced 1.5 mm from the edges.

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