Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross 1914 Archive affixed to a 40 mm

affixed to a 40 mm x 255 mm matching olive green stake via a bolt with square nut

with a slender banjo vertical pinback

(Großherzogin Luise von Baden Verdienstabzeichen)

the reverse with an inscription of “BĂRBĂTIE SI CREDINTĂ” (“MANHOOD AND FAITH”)

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross 1914 Archive affixed to a 40 mm(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 parade configured ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Prince Adolph, circumscribed by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), unmarked, measuring 35. 71 mm (w) x 40. 28 mm (h), weighing 18. 5 grams