Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Loyal Service Cross Newly Listed maker marked but indistinguishable on

maker marked but indistinguishable on the ring

which started the so-called “Waldheim affair”

Company Sergeant-Major Charles Miles

1836 to 1929

Elizabeth Grindrod of Montreal

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Loyal Service Cross Newly Listed maker marked but indistinguishable on(Kreuz fr treue Dienste). Instituted on 18 November 1914 by Prince Adolph II. A cross constructed of gilded bronze, bearing the inscription FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), measuring 35. 82 mm (w) x 35. 81 mm (h), on loop for suspension from period original combat triangular ribbon, presenting major loss of gilt, and in fair condition.