Awards of Germany - Medal in memory of the throne of 1905

The medal was established on the occasion of an arbitration award on October 25, 1905 by Prince Leopold IV.
The reason was unresolved claims to the throne for the principality. Prince Alexander died childless on January 13, 1905. On the one hand, the Lippe-Bisterfeld line, and on the other, Prince Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe demanded the throne. By the decision of the imperial court, the Lippe-Bisterfeld line was recognized as hereditary. Leopold, son of Ernst Lippe-Bisterfeld, became Leopold IV. succession to the throne. Everyone who contributed to this goal received a commemorative medal. The medals were made by Richard Diller in Dresden. Medals were made of bronze and tombac with gilding. 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 medal made of gilded bronze with a border. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

In the
• center behind each other are portraits of the prince and his wife, facing left.
• In the foreground is Prince Leopold IV. behind her is Princess Bertha. On the margins there is an inscription:
• - LEOPOLD - IV. - PRINCE - XUR - LIP - * (STAR) - BERTHA - PRINCESS - XUR - LIP
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• Below is the opposite between 2 points - 25. - OCTOBER - 1905 -

Downside:

• The middle Lippian rose is enclosed in a wreath of 2 laurel branches.
• They were crossed at the bottom and loosely wrapped in tape and held together.
• On the margins of the upper 2/3 inscription - 1897 - THROUGH - STRUGGLE - TO - VICTORY - 1905 -.
• Down the edge is a small letter - D - for the diller.

Tape:

• yellow 31 mm wide, crimson side edges 8 mm.

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