German Awards - Bronze Medal for the Order of Leopold with Swords

On the occasion of World War I, a medal fund was probably planned for the Leopold Order with swords. The medal was established on February 29, 1908 by Prince Leopold IV. donated. Until 1910, only silver and bronze medals were awarded. The gold medal was established on May 30 of the year.
Execution with swords was planned, and court goldsmith Karl Büsch was authorized by the Lippische Hofmarschallamt to produce several examples. Karl Busch's company from Hanover delivered on September 30, 1914 7 silver medals with swords and 6 bronze medals with swords. October 10, 1914 was awarded another 6 bronze medals. The gold medal is in the Lipp State Museum. The manufacturing order is not detected. For unknown reasons, the fund was not implemented. There were no awards then either. How many medals are left is unknown. Although there was no reason, the medal is among the awards and is extremely rare. Source: Rainer Schwark, order and badge of honor of the principality of Lippe Detmold 1778-1933, works of the Lipp Land Museum, vol. VI, 2005.

Round bronze medal with raised border. Above is a soldered bitty ear. They hang 2 crossed swords. Above in the corner of the swords is a floral decorated agraf with an ear and a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Along the edge at a short distance is the inscription: - LEOPOLD - IV - FÜRST - ZU - LIPPE -.
In the
• center is a portrait of the prince with a beard, facing left.

Downside:

• On the edge 2 to the wreath are intersecting laurel branches with fruits.
• The tips go up to about 3/4 of the medal.
• In the included field, the two-line font is FOR -/- VERSTAND -.

Tape:

• white 25 mm wide, red side edges 4 mm.