Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. An Order Of Philip The Magnanimous, Grand Cross With Swords, By Zimmermann, C.1930 GTRexclude supported by a second silver

supported by a second silver plate

with intact enamels

with the pin replaced) and a round wire catch

and it was during this period that he was awarded his Canadian Forces' Decoration

Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. An Order Of Philip The Magnanimous, Grand Cross With Swords, By Zimmermann, C.1930 GTRexclude supported by a second silver(Orden Philipps der Gromthigen, Grokreuz). Instituted on 1 May 1840 by Ludwig II von Hessen. Type II. (1849 1918 Issue). A Grand Cross sash badge consisting of a white enameled cross patte in gilded silver with swords in each quadrant, the obverse with a light blue enameled medallion bearing the leftward facing bust of Philip the Magnanimous in Gold, surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS (If God is with us, who