Solomon Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hello,I think, it?s time to show you once again a beautiful and rare order from the principal Lippe-Detmold: Silver medal of the Leopold-Order Lippe-Detmold (awarded 1908-1918) This medal was spent at 29 February 1908 by Leopold IV.It has to be returned when you got a higher class of the Leopold-Order. It was worn at the left breast, but it was not allowed to wear the ribbon without the medal.The silver medal to the Leopold-order was awarded only 331 times .(and 84 golden and 335 bronzenen medails).On the front, you can see Leopold IV and the inscription ?LEOPOLD IV F?RST ZUR LIPPE?At the medals edge you can read ?SCHULZ F.? (F.=fecit), who designed this medal. On the back you can read ?F?R VERDIENST? and two crossed laurel branch. The red-white-red ribbon (silk) is the original ribbon. The medal weighs exactly 12.5 grams, is made of silver, measures 28 mm in the diameter and is 2.5 mm thick. The manufacturer of my medal is Carl B?sch from Hannover, who delievered between 1908 and 1914 this medal.The two other manufactures were Godet and C F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Solomon Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Here is also a original document for the vehicle master (Wagenmeister) August M?ller, who awarded this medal on the 30 June 1910, shortly after it was spent. The shown medal and the letter don?t really belong together, but the date of manufacturing of this medal and the date of the letter are fitting well. I hope you like this medal...if anybody has another medal, etc. feel free to show it ...GreetingsSolomon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Don't know how I missed this, but found it in the BIG Lippe thread.Anyway, here from the Rolls is "F?rstl. Wagenmeister" August M?ller's entry for the Silver Medal of the Leopold Order, Laufende Nummer 97, 30 May 1910. He was born in Heesen 6 November 1860 and lived in Detmold:[attachmentid=60713]annnnnnnnnd, looking through all the awards on the Lippe-Detmold rolls, I also found THIS for him:[attachmentid=60714]Lfd. Nr. 572 of the silver Verdienstmedaille on that same date, 30 May, in... 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Sorry, Rick...I didn?t recognized your answer.Thanks for your help...I found him in the award rolls of the Leopoldorden...but I didn?t know that he also got the silver merit-medal.I only have this one document...it was sold single...and quite cheap.Thank you again...GreetingsSolomon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Very nice thread Solomon. Like always you show some rarest beauty. GreatChristophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Very nice thread Solomon. Like always you show some rarest beauty. GreatChristophe Thank you for your words...Here is another beauty in Bronze...the same early maker...Leopolder-Order merit-medal bronze (Leopoldorden Bronzene Verdienstmedaille)Now I?m looking for the upper classes Hope you enjoy it...GreetingsSolomon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 M?ller ALSO got the Leopold Gold Medal, #55 on 11 November 1918. 26 of the 84 Gold Medals were awarded on the last day of the war in a mass of awards before abdication. One odd thing about the MEDAL Rolls I have done so far-- they do NOT show RETURNS when a higher class was awarded. So I have to find those as I do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Oh, thats interesting! I didn?t expect the golden medal...I?m not sure if Mr. M?ller returned the silver medal...because of the following abication...this might be interesting.Now I?ve to check all the signed receipts of this medal...something more on my list Thank you for your help...GreetingsSolomon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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