A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive obverse illustrating Batavia in republican

obverse illustrating Batavia in republican hat of 16th century wielding a sword and olive branch

(Commonwealth Gazette 4 July 1914) and

All documents are unfolded and in excellent condition

Hesse: Sassia Veteran's Badge (die-stamped brass with red

In stamped silver nickel with bronze face plate affixed by two solder points

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive obverse illustrating Batavia in republicanA 1914 1918 Lippe War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienst Kreuz); on gilt bronze; the obverse bears a centrally placed laurel wreath encircling the Rose of Lippe, topped with a crowned cipher of Prince Leopold IV, with the lower armed bearing 1914; the reverse inscribed For Distinction During Wartime across all arms; horizontally pierced ball and loop for suspension; on correct replacement ribbon; some contact marks, but otherwise very fine condition.