Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 Hold Measuring 61 mm x 75

Measuring 61 mm x 75 mm

The interior left side apron has the stamped manufacturers code and size

300 airmen who lost their lives during the Second World War while serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria

maker marked "L/59" on reverse

the likely primary condition being "carcinoma of the rectum"

Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 Hold Measuring 61 mm x 751913 1918 Issue. (Frstlich Schaumburg Lippische Offizierskreuz); a silver gilt Maltese cross with ball finals and white enameled arms; 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 and a functional hinge catch assembly; an