Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross Of 1914 Auction 5 mm (w) x 30

5 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) each)

A pair of Imperial merit medals

supported by Austrian forces

his military specialty

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross Of 1914 Auction 5 mm (w) x 30(Kreuz fr Treue Dienste 1914). Instituted 18 November 1914 by Prince Adolph. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse bearing a central monogram of Prince Adolph, the arms bearing an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), unmarked, measuring 36. 36 mm (w) x 40. 55 mm (h), weighing 9. 0 grams, in near mint condition.