A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive on October 24

on October 24

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the announcement appearing in the Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette 30340 of Tuesday

Award Documents for both the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Classes

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive on October 24A 1914 1918 Lippe War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienst Kreuz); on gilt bronze; the obverse bears a centrally placed laurel wreath encircling the Rose of Lippe, topped with a crowned cipher of Prince Leopold IV, with the lower armed bearing 1914; the reverse inscribed For Distinction During Wartime across all arms; horizontally pierced ball and loop for suspension; on correct replacement ribbon; some contact marks, but otherwise very fine condition.