Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 Auction Archive document sealed and signed

document sealed and signed

He was appointed Cadet Midshipman

still attached to a piece of the original uniform

enamels cracked and missing

A very well-preserved Heer NCO/Officer’s commemorative dress bayonet

Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 Auction Archive document sealed and signed1916 1918 Issue. (Leopold Orden Kreuz 3. Klasse); a silver Maltese cross with ball finals and purple enameled arms and stylized Ls between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central silver Lippian rose, with a central red enameled medallion depicting a bird, surrounded by a ring of green enamels, inscribed Fideliter Sine Timore 1906 (Latin Faithful Without Fear); the reverse with a central silver medallion depicting the crowned royal cipher of