Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross Auction 218 mm x 296 mm)

218 mm x 296 mm)

each minute position marked with black rules

measuring 29 cm (w) x 42

with light surface wear and oxidation evident

the memorial walkway to the cenotaphs on the Spicheren heights is named after François

Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross Auction 218 mm x 296 mm)(Friedrich Kreuz). Instituted 12 December 1914 by Duke Friedrich II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a wreathed monogram of Duke Friedrich II, topped by a crown and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR), unmarked, measuring 37. 26 mm (w) x 42. 24 mm (h), weighing 10.