War Department General Staff from 1 January to 2 September 1945
symbolizing the party’s connection to the Netherlands’ past heroism
It measures 100 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) overall
marked "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "STERLING SILVER" on the reverse
5 mm (h) when linked together
Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Friedrich August Cross, I Class, Screwback United Republic of War Department General Staff from(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, with its arms joined through the quadrants by a laurel wreath, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Grand Duke Friedrich August, the six oclock bearing an institution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a royal crown, the reverse with a central