Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Faithful Service Cross Auction 1914-1920 Issue

1914-1920 Issue

but the silvering on the reverse is well preserved

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reverse inscribed "COPPER FROM NELSON'S SHIPS E

A Hungarian Railway badge

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Faithful Service Cross Auction 1914-1920 Issue(Kreuz fr Treue Dienste 1914). Instituted 18 November 1914 by Prince Adolph. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Prince Adolph, the arms bearing an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), unmarked, measuring 36. 23 mm (w) x 41. 00 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 hrams, in extremely fine condition.