Lippe, Principality. A Princely Houseorder Honour Cross Fourth Class With Swords, C. 1916 Archive white metal insignia with an

white metal insignia with an overlaying bronze ribbon banner

1943 and signed in pencil by Battalion Commander

stamped metal (magnetic) with a silver aluminum finish

Le Bouclier (silvered bronze with light blue

41 mm long knurled pin

Lippe, Principality. A Princely Houseorder Honour Cross Fourth Class With Swords, C. 1916 Archive white metal insignia with an1890 1918 Issue. (Frstlich Lippische Ehrenkreuz 4. Klasse mit Schwertern). A silver Maltese cross with swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a red enameled Lippian rose, surrounded by a blue enameled ring, inscribed Fr true und verdienst (German For loyalty and service); the reverse with a crowned royal cipher of Ludwig; on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 45.