Lippe. A Leopold Order Honour Cross, Fourth Class Knight With Swords, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity In the Defense of Social

In the Defense of Social Order and the State

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

the Antarctic

Army Clothiers Limerick”

He enlisted with the 8th Battery

Lippe. A Leopold Order Honour Cross, Fourth Class Knight With Swords, C.1917 certificate_of_authenticity In the Defense of Social(Leopold Orden 4. Klass mit Schwertern); a silver Maltese cross with swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a red enameled Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a crowned royal cipher of Ludwig; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 45. 97 mm (w) x 46. 11 mm (h);