Lippe, Principality. A War Merit Cross Buy Now with its black rayon backer

with its black rayon backer on the reverse

86mm marked on reverse "Godet In Berlin"

has won the fullest co-operation of personnel under his command which has resulted in his section being one of the most efficient on the unit

Corbett was now of legal age to fight in the European theatre and proceeded on draft to the 7th Infantry Battalion in France on September 4

It measures 180 mm x 267 mm x 150 mm in height

Lippe, Principality. A War Merit Cross Buy Now with its black rayon backer(Kriegsverdienstkreuz). Constructed of bronze gilt; the obverse depicting the Lippian rose within an open ended laurel wreath the twelve oclock arm of the cross with a crowned cipher of Leopold, the six oclock arm dated 1914; the reverse inscribed Fr Auszeichnung im Kriege (German For Merit at War); measuring 40. 87 mm (w) x 40. 88 mm (h); weighing 19. 4 grams; in overall near extremely fine condition.