Schaumburg-Lippe. A Princely Houseorder Cross, Iv Class, Miniature, C.1915 Auction Archive The front is completed by

The front is completed by a vertical row of three large brass buttons on the right side

overlaid by a first-pattern Ordnungspolizei-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

2 mm (h) inclusive of its silver and red enamelled crescent moon and star suspension

It was initially home to 405 (Vancouver) Squadron and 408 (Goose) Squadron

he witnessed further active service in South Africa

Schaumburg-Lippe. A Princely Houseorder Cross, Iv Class, Miniature, C.1915 Auction Archive The front is completed by(Frstlicher Hausorden Kreuz IV Klasse). A silver maltese cross, the obverse with an eight pointed star, with a central red enameled medallion bearing a silver nessel leaf and a Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service), reverse with a central blue enameled medallion with a royal crown and the royal monogram of Adolph George, measuring 15. 69 mm x 17. 88 mm; weighing 2. 1 grams,