Schaumburg-Lippe. A Princley Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer's Cross In Gold, C.1910 United Republic of Supported by sections of the

Supported by sections of the neighboring division and its core regiment

the only readable part says that he was “deployed in the West”

40 mm x 20 mm

in silvered brass/tombac

Schaumburg-Lippe. A Princley Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer's Cross In Gold, C.1910 United Republic of Supported by sections of the(Frstlich Schaumburg Lippische Hausorden, Kreuz 4. Klasse). Issued 1899 1918. A Gold Maltese cross; the obverse with a central red enameled Lippian rose on top of a silver star, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed FR TREUE UND VERDIENST (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a Gold central medallion depicting the crowned royal monogram of Adolph Georg; with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 52.