Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 United Republic of and had his medal delivered

and had his medal delivered to him in Victoria on October 1

marked "STERLING" and marked with two labor union marks on the reverse

SS-Hptscharfhr

with typical hardware on reverse by this maker

maker marked “RZM M1/13” for “Christian Lauer

Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 United Republic of and had his medal delivered1913 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