Schaumburg-Lippe. A Princley Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer's Cross In Gold, C.1910 United Republic of at Tidworth

at Tidworth

6 mm x 73 mm

the tab with fourteen rows of two holes each for length adjustment and marked "90" in pencil

and with the carrying sling hanging from the rifle

Schaumburg-Lippe. A Princley Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer's Cross In Gold, C.1910 United Republic of at Tidworth(Frstlich Schaumburg Lippische Hausorden, Kreuz 4. Klasse). Issued 1899 1918. A Gold Maltese cross; the obverse with a central red enameled Lippian rose on top of a silver star, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed FR TREUE UND VERDIENST (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a Gold central medallion depicting the crowned royal monogram of Adolph Georg; with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 52.