Schaumburg-Lippe. A 1914 Cross For Loyal Service, First Class Buy Now Casualty Day of the German

Casualty Day of the German Flotilla” on the reverse

tarnish mark on the reverse

10 mm (w) x 43

His citation reads as follows: "Whitehall

measuring 184x266

Schaumburg-Lippe. A 1914 Cross For Loyal Service, First Class Buy Now Casualty Day of the German(Kreuz fr true Dienste, 1. Klasse). A cross constructed of gilt bronze; the obverse depicting a central crowned monogram of Adolf, dated 1914, and inscribed Fr Treue Dienste (German For Loyal Services); the reverse with a vertical pinback; hallmarked on the reverse; measuring 36. 32 mm (w) x 36. 29 mm (h); in overall very fine condition. Footnote: With a total of 26 of this Cross for Loyal Service First Class awarded.