Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Princely House Order, I Class Cross In Gold With Case, C.1890 United Republic of most of the silver finish

most of the silver finish has been lost and minor oxidation is evident

44 mm x 115 mm

On April 10

with highly polished highlights

Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Princely House Order, I Class Cross In Gold With Case, C.1890 United Republic of most of the silver finish(Frstlich Lippischer Hausorden Ehrenkreuz I. Klasse Grokreuz). Instituted 25 October 1869 by Prince Leopold III and Prince Adolf I. Georg. (1890 1918 issue). A striking example of a Lippe Detmold Princely House Order, I Class Grand Cross, constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms completing with ball finials, the obverse bearing a central eight pointed radiant star, with a central white