Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross certificate_of_authenticity the bottom with an unspoiled

the bottom with an unspoiled orange bar for the optional period addition of recruitment information

one depicting a Luftwaffe Leutnant

featuring a white enamel cross with a Goldfive point star in the centre

the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate

It exhibits light soiling along with discolouration on the cover

Anhalt, Duchy. A Friedrich Cross certificate_of_authenticity the bottom with an unspoiled(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.