Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Princely House Order, Silver Merit Cross, C. 1918 Buy Now Only officers of the Legion

Only officers of the Legion dHonneur could become a commander in this order and only commanders of the Legion dHonneur could be Commanders or Officers of this order

He died on May 5

the buckle measuring 62 mmm (w) x 48 mm (h)

but after several talks and explanations

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A Princely House Order, Silver Merit Cross, C. 1918 Buy Now Only officers of the Legion(Frstlich Lippischer Hausorden Silbernes Verdienstkreuz). Instituted 25 October 1869 by Prince Paul Friedrich Emil Leopold of Lippe Detmold and Prince Adolf Georg of Schaumburg Lippe. (1869 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, with each arm completing in ball finials, the obverse bearing a central raised and crowned monogram of Prince Adolf Georg on a pebbled background, circumscribed by an institution