Lippe, Principality. A Princely House Order, Ii Class, C.1917 Newly Listed maker marked on reverse “L

maker marked on reverse “L

marked on reverse with SILBER 950

earning him the First World War Pair

it weighs 22

and of the group interest above the personal interest

Lippe, Principality. A Princely House Order, Ii Class, C.1917 Newly Listed maker marked on reverse “L(Frstlich Lippischer Hausorden Ehrenkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 25 October 1869 by Prince Leopold II of Lippe and Prince Adolf Georg I of Schaumburg Lippe. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, with swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with a central white enameled disc bearing a red enameled Lippe rose, within a blue enameled ring