German Awards - Princely Lipp Home Order 2nd Class Cross of Honor with Swords

The princely Lipp Order was created on October 25, 1869 by two rulers of princely houses Leopold III. established by Lippe-Detmold and Adolf I Georg Schaumburg-Lipp as a common order of the house. It originally consisted of 3 classes and 2 merit medals. In 1887, the statutes were changed and the 4th class was introduced, as well as swords for military merit and oak leaves for especially outstanding merit. In 1890, the Schaumburg-Lippe line established a separate order. The Lippe-Detmold line retained the originally common order, but changed the shiffre on the reverse from - LA - for Leopold and Adolf to - L - for Leopold. The 2nd class with swords in the 1st World War was awarded only 24 times. The manufacturers were Carl Büsch, Hannover, Godet & Sohn, Berlin, as well as Zimmermann of Pforzheim. The crosses were made hollow in gold and silver with gilding. Manufacturer crosses have variations in size and weight. Weight ranges from 44 g (Gode) to 49.5 g (Zimmerman). The size varies from 64.4 mm x 57 mm (Gode) to 73.4 mm x 64 mm (Zimmerman). 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.

The eight-pointed cross is made of gold, made hollow. The cross arms are sheathed in gold and enameled in white. Front and back with a round central shield on an 8-tier star wreath. 2 crossed golden antique swords pass through the center. Between the tips of the upper cruciform shoulder is an ornamented agraph with a spherical ear and a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• The gilded central shield is underlain by an 8-beam golden star wreath.
• Round central shield with a wide, enameled blue gold ring.
• It has a golden font: - FOR - LOYALTY - AND - MERIT - a stylized rose below.
In
• a closed, enameled field, a white sublimely depicted Lippian rose.
• This red enamelled with golden tops between the leaves and the golden middle part of the flower

Downside:

• The gilded central shield is underlain by an 8-beam golden star wreath.
• Round central shield with a narrow gold border with a serrated pattern.
In the
• field surrounded by red enamel laid, laced,
• the golden letter - L - for Leopold. Above it is a crown.

Tape:

• The collar is red with a width of 58 mm, the lateral edges are golden 5 mm.

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Obverse: Princely Lippe House Order 2nd Class Sword Cross of Honour

Reverse: Princely Lippe House Order 2nd Class Cross of Honour with Swords

Established:

October 25, 1869 by Princes Leopold III (Lippe) and Adolf I Georg (Schaumburg-Lippe)

Awarded:

1914 – 1918

Data:

• Material: gold, enamel
• Size: about 69mm x 59mm
• Weight: approx. 45.6g

estimated collector price:

without indication

OEK Number:

1130/1