German Awards - Princely Lipp Home Order 3rd Class Cross of Honor with Swords 1914

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. Crosses of the 3rd class with swords were awarded only in the 1st World War. Therefore, the number of awards is extremely small. 25 awards of 1914-1918 are known. The manufacturers of the crosses were court jewelers Karl Busch Hanover, Gode Berlin and Zimmerman Pforzheim. 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 gilded silver, 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.
• A closed field with a ray wreath under red glass enamel.
• She is wearing a hornet, golden letter - L - for Leopold. Above it is a crown.

Tape:

• red 28 mm wide, golden lateral edges 4 mm.

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Front side: Princely Lipp Home Order 3rd Class Cross of Honor with Swords 1914

Reverse: Princely Lippe House Order 3rd Class Cross of Honour with Swords 1914

Established:

October 25, 1869 by Princes Leopold III (Lippe) and Adolf I Georg (Schaumburg-Lippe)
1914 3rd class with swords

Awarded:

1914 – 1918

Data:

• Material: Silver, enamel
• Size: approx. 46.3mm x 50.4mm
• Weight: About 30.6g

estimated collector price:

2900 – 3100 €

OEK Number:

1134