Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross, I Class, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Fifteen were invited to compete

Fifteen were invited to compete

X: Sloopy Oppy

1930's period issue and type worn by French pilots during WWII

two crosses without centrepieces

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross, I Class, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Fifteen were invited to compete(Steckkreuz fr Treue Dienste). Instituted 18 November 1914 by Prince Adolph. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse bearing a central crowned monogram of Prince Adolph, the arms bearing a raised inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 52 mm (w) x 36. 76 mm (h), weighing