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Closeup of the crowns:

The back:

Gentlemen, here's something I think I was lucky to get: Ribbon #4: Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 3rd class w/o swords, with crown. According to Nimmergut, it was awarded to Beamten and officers up to Hauptmann. 71 awards from 1905-1927 (continued to be awarded in Weimar times). Ribbon #5: If I am not mistaken, this is the Star of Brabant. The combination with the RAO suggests a Knight 1st class with crown. Now there weren't many of them around... actually four, and seven for the Knight 2nd with crown. Nimmergut lists all recipients (well, only six for the 2nd cl). But only one of them was an officer, a certain Major der Landwehr Hans Eberhardt, Handelsrichter (commercial judge), on 5.6.1918 Should this be his bar? Regards Chris

Yup, it seems to be a sew-on variant. It appears vaulted, but solid, 'massive'. Difficult to explain, I will post pics when I get back. Rare? Wait till you see my new one....!

Ah ok, that was for being wounded, being from Lippe, but no EK, right? So we know he got his EK after his MMM! The construction is also strange: never had a pin, apparently, but not the usual sew-on style either, rather a little 'vaulted'. Anyway: still

Hi Christian, I don't think so. The non-com Hindenburg - I don't think he forgot his swords - suggests to me an EK2 for war merit at home. The combination with comb Lippe and Schaumburg doesn't worry me - such combinations exist.

The back:

Gentlemen, it took me a while to get over here. Hello to all old and new! Here's something I got recently: a bar with Lippe-Detmold and Schaumburg-Lippe. I think #4 might be the rare Lippe Military Merit Medal without swords. Or did they not always attach swords to the ribbon bar? Regards Chris