WW1 German Army Schaumburg-Lippe War Merit Cross 1914-1917 Medal L’Italia deve essere libera sino all’Adriatico awarded for bravery in combat

awarded for bravery in combat on the Eastern Front during the Second Word War

Very minimal contact marks

The reverse with inscription on upper border "RAD-Sternfahrt" (Reich Labour Service)

with threaded post mount

This machine-woven pattern was regulation for the M43 feldmütze and field caps issued from 1943 onward

WW1 German Army Schaumburg-Lippe War Merit Cross 1914-1917 Medal L’Italia deve essere libera sino all’Adriatico awarded for bravery in combatAn original War Merit Cross (1914 1917) of the German states of Schaumburg Lippe. 36 mm width. Bronze construction with a gilded finish. Front with monogram of Adolf George, inscribed to each arm " Fur treue diesnt 1914" (for faithful service). Plain flat back. With ribbon jump ring. Very minor contact marks and surface marks.