A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive numbered "131358" on the reverse

numbered "131358" on the reverse

with 1000 individual green stitches

This resulted in an amputation "at the third proximal phalanx

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

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross Archive numbered "131358" on the reverseA 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.