Lippe, Principality. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross With Swords, C.1913 Auction 5 mm x 37 mm

5 mm x 37 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

53 x 82mm (including crown suspension)

1939 - July

vertical pinback (previously replaced)

8 Release Centre on January 30

Lippe, Principality. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross With Swords, C.1913 Auction 5 mm x 37 mm1899 1918Issue.(Frstlich Schaumburg Lippische Offizierskreuz); a silver gilt Maltese cross with ball finals and white enameled arms and crossed swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a silver gilt eight pointed star, with a central white enameled medallion bearing a red enameled Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback