Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 United Republic of along with a few intermittent

along with a few intermittent scratches towards the handle end

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia on the reverse of the swastika

Rifleman Baker fought at the Cape Colony

dated “28

all figures on a wavy sea

Lippe. A Princely Schaumburg-Lippe Houseorder, Officer Cross, C.1913 United Republic of along with a few intermittent1913 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