Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A House Order of the Honour Cross, IV Class Miniature Hold Royal Navy was born in

Royal Navy was born in Sligo

and numbered “169178” on the reverse

participating in the Battle of Britain

55 mm (w) x 90

a white enamel Maltese cross with ball finials

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A House Order of the Honour Cross, IV Class Miniature Hold Royal Navy was born in(Frstlich Lippischer Hausorden Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse Miniatur). Instituted 25 Oktober 1869 by Prince Leopold III of Lippe Detmold and Prince Adolf Georg I Schaumburg Lippe. (1890 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with Gold and multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebble arms, the obverse bearing a central eight pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a Gold medallion featuring a central white enameled disc overlaid by a Lippe