War merit cross Lippe-Detmold

[Solomon]

Hi,

again here is an nice example from Lippe-Detmold:

War merit cross Lippe-Detmold with original paper bag and document

There were about 18.000 awards for combatans (white-red-yellow ribbon) and only about 1000 for non-combatants (white center on ribbon).

The paper bag is an original (with a old repair on one side) and a name written with a pencil on its back ("Redeker").

The document is also an original (but does not really match to the cross...i bought it seperate).

I like very much its design

On the reverse of the document you can find the statutes for the war merit cross ( eight paragraphs...).

By the way the documents for the rare "war cross for heroic deeds" look very similar...

My question:

Does anybody own another paper bag for this cross? I?ve never seen a similar one...

I?m quite sure that it is very rare, but other bags should exist...

Greetings

Solomon

Edited February 6, 2006 by Solomon

[Solomon]

Reverse of the cross and bag

[Solomon]

...and last but not least the document

[Guest Rick Research]

THAT is a beautiful document!!! It is nice to see that SOME states went to the trouble and effort of making such a worthy recognition of its citizens' war services!

[Solomon]

Upps...i?ve forgotten something...

Something small i?ve also in my collection

1) Feldspange with the war merit cross (WWII)

2) the miniature of the cross

Greetings

Solomon

[VtwinVince]

Very nice items indeed. I particularly like the old-fashioned titling on the document: Hochfuerstliche Durchlaucht.

[Stogieman]

There's been a couple of these that have floated through here.... Very hard to find packet. Very hard to find mounted on the bar!

[Stogieman]

I would be remiss if I did not post a Combattant Version as well! ;>)

[joe campbell]

wonderful examples, all!

nice to know that they are still out

there in such good shape.

thanks,

joe

[Stogieman]

With Soloman's packet, this makes exactly three that I've seen. Ever. Very, very hard to find!

[Solomon]

With Soloman's packet, this makes exactly three that I've seen. Ever.

Me too...I?ve never seen such a pocket sold...maybe treated as waste???

Greetings Solomon

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice.

Maybe not all that exciting in the context of this thread, but

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4129&st=4

just as a footnote.

[Solomon]

Last but not least...the reverse of the document with the complete statutes of the WMK Lippe-Detmold

[Stogieman]

Thanks Solomon, the document back?? A first that I'm aware of!

[JensF.]

WOW! I always thought the document for the Bravery Medal from Hessen was the most beautiful one. But this one...