Lippe, Principality. An Order Of Leopold, Bronze Merit Medal, C.1910 GTRexclude engraved with image of a

engraved with image of a building

It was founded in 1858 as a chivalric order of the Duchy of Nassau by Adolphe of Nassau in honour of his namesake and ancestor

16 mm x 615 mm)

Crosse first went out to France in 7th Divisional Train that October

with a white threaded cord wrapped around the spine securing the document in place

Lippe, Principality. An Order Of Leopold, Bronze Merit Medal, C.1910 GTRexclude engraved with image of a(Leopold Orden, Bronzene Medaille). Instituted 24 June 1906 by Prince Leopold IV. (1908 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Leopold IV, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), inside of a laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 28. 55 mm in diameter, weighing 10. 5 grams, in very fine condition.