Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of Service Awards

(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service awards, including:

1. A Schaumburg-Lippe Faithful Service Cross, constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Prince Adolph, circumscribed by an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE 1914” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914”) distributed across the arms, unmarked, measuring 35.90 mm (w) x 40.41 mm (h), weighing 16.6 grams, in extremely fine condition.

2. A Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross, constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central Lippe rose, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, topped by a monogram of Prince Leopold IV and situated above a date of “1914”, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR AUSZEICHNUNG IM KRIEGE” (“FOR DISTINCTION IN WAR”), unmarked, measuring 40.32 mm (w) x 43.77 mm (h), weighing 14.3 grams, in extremely fine condition.