Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 Hold maker marked "L/59" on reverse

maker marked "L/59" on reverse

300 airmen who lost their lives during the Second World War while serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria

80 mm x 36

767" and marked "Reissue"

Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 Hold maker marked "L/59" on reverse1913 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