Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 United Republic of several obverse scratches

several obverse scratches

the obverse bearing machine-embroidered multi-coloured oak leaves

one Police

the reverse inscribed with the numeral “18”

Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 United Republic of several obverse scratches1916 1918 Issue. (Leopold Orden Kreuz 3. Klasse); a silver Maltese cross with ball finals and purple enameled arms and stylized Ls between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central silver Lippian rose, with a central red enameled medallion depicting a bird, surrounded by a ring of green enamels, inscribed Fideliter Sine Timore 1906 (Latin Faithful Without Fear); the reverse with a central silver medallion depicting the crowned royal cipher of