Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Loyal Service Cross For Combatant Newly Listed maker marked “M1/75” for “Otto

maker marked “M1/75” for “Otto Schickle

along with the royal crown on the upper arm and the re-institution date “1870” in raised numbering on the lower arm

Some of the halftracks were abandoned

the brigade served in several of the Army of the Potomac's most important battles in the Eastern Theater

and bears a national seal

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Loyal Service Cross For Combatant Newly Listed maker marked “M1/75” for “Otto(Kreuz fr treue Dienste). A cross constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse depicting the crowned royal monogram of Adolf George, with the inscription FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICES 1914), the reverse plain, measuring 35. 67 mm (w) x 40. 43 mm (h), on loop for suspension from period original combat ribbon, and in very fine condition.