Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross, I Class, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 11 August 1914 by

Instituted 11 August 1914 by Grand Duke Adolph Friedrich VI

two crosses without centrepieces

and minor separation of the leather sweatband from the body of the cap on the inside where it butts the end of the visor

case and pins also better than very fine

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Faithful Service Cross, I Class, C.1915 certificate_of_authenticity Instituted 11 August 1914 by(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