| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL/02591.001 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Award |
| Physical description | Gun metal; gilt |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | c 1914-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Cross of War Merit : German Principality of Lippe
Description
Cross of War Merit [Lippisches Verdienstkreuz], instituted in 1914. Gilt gun-metal cross pattee. Obverse shows a Lippe rose in centre encircled by a wreath. On upper arm a crowned 'L', on lower arm '1914'. Reverse is inscribed 'FUR AUS ZEICHNUNG IM KREIGE' [For distinction in war]. Complete with combattant's ribbon, yellow 34mm wide, with 3mm red side stripes and 3mm white edges.
History / Summary
Unknown. Part of collection of 14 Imperial German decorations & medals obtained in Germany immediately following the 1914-18 War.
- Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, with Swords
- Royal Hohenzollern House Order, with Swords
- Hanseatic War Cross of Merit (Bremen)
- Prussian Pour Le Merite
- Prussian Grand Cross (Grosskreuz) of the Iron Cross
- Iron Cross, 2nd Class
- Order of the Crown of Prussia, 3rd Class, with Swords
- Saxe-Meiningen Cross for Merit in War
- Bavarian Order of Military Merit, 4th Class, with Swords
- Bavarian King Ludwig Cross (1916)
- Kingdom of Saxony: Order of Albrecht, 5th Class, with Swords
- Iron Cross, 1st Class
- Duchy of Brunswick: Cross for War Merit, 2nd Class