A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive An Italian Ora e Sempre

An Italian Ora e Sempre Merit Medal - In bronze with period ribbon

1902 Edward VII Coronation Medal

1897 to August 8

he was posted to the 2nd Battalion on May 1

43 mm x 53

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive An Italian Ora e SempreA 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.