Germany Awards - Cross for Faithful Service 1914

The cross was renewed by Prince Adolf on November 18, 1914. The cross, like the cross donated by Prince Adolf Georg in 1870, was to serve to recognize the merits of the participants in the war. The cross for faithful service was intended to be awarded to princely persons. Members of the Schaumburg-Lippe house, as well as friendly and allied princes, were awarded. Among them were the king of Bulgaria Ferdinand I and the Sultan of Turkey Mohammad V. Crosses were made as needed and therefore have differences in execution. Some of the awardees also got the second and third parts of the cross. Award dates are given in different ways. Henning Volle lists 25 awards and J. Nimmergut 36. However, production figures are higher due to multiple releases. Crosses were also ordered to change and attach the needle. Source: Henning Folle, Foundations and Updates of German Orders and Badges of Honor in World War I, Essay Series of the German Society for Order Studies, 2014.

Gilded bronze cross. The wishbones are straight and lightly welded only at the ends. Smooth transverse levers are edged with 2 lines at the edges. Smooth back with vertical pin.

Front side:

In the
• center is a decorative letter A, shaded horizontally. Above it is a crown.
• On the cross sleeves: at the top - FOR -, on the left - LOYALTY -, on the right - SERVICES -, below - 1914
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Downside:

• Smooth with a vertical pin.
• There is an asterisk on the needle.

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