Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Faithful Service Cross certificate_of_authenticity Private First Class John Frank

Private First Class John Frank Mostowski was Honorably Discharged from service at Great Lakes

" The Victoria Cross was presented to his mother in a private ceremony in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace on May 2

along with nineteen black and white Photographs (most of which are of the "Europa"

This dagger exhibits consistent aging and wear throughout all its components and has a unified appearance

reverse illustrating the town of Meissen (famous for its porcelain)

Schaumburg-Lippe, Principality. A 1914 Faithful Service Cross certificate_of_authenticity Private First Class John Frank(Steckkreuz fr Treue Dienst 1914). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribboned, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with a central monogram of Prince Adolf, the arms with an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE 1914 (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE 1914), the reverse plain, unmarked, measuring 35. 74 mm (w) x 40. 34 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.