Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Rare Lippe Rose Medal Of Honour For Art And Science, I Class With Crown, By C.f. Zimmermann, C.1905 Hold maker marked “3” for Wilhelm

maker marked “3” for Wilhelm Deumer

integral ring on the reverse

with the swords attached to the cross directly above the upper arm

Measuring 106x148mm

21st 1905 CONTAINING COPPER FROM H

Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Rare Lippe Rose Medal Of Honour For Art And Science, I Class With Crown, By C.f. Zimmermann, C.1905 Hold maker marked “3” for Wilhelm(Lippische Rose I. Klasse Ehrenzeichen fr Kunst und Wissenschaft). Instituted 9 June 1898 by Count Regent Ernst of Lippe Biesterfeld. (1899 1910 issue). An exceptionally rare Lippe Rose Medal of Honour for Art and Science, I Class, constructed of silver with gilt and enamels, consisting of a double sided, five petaled Lippe rose integrated with a five pointed gilt star, the obverse bearing a central gilt depiction of a female figure kissing a male