A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross certificate_of_authenticity escorting the convoy HX-104 to

escorting the convoy HX-104 to the United Kingdom in January 1941

Award in 22k GOLD and enamels with white sapphires

awards in generally very fine condition

8 mm x 95 mm inclusive of crown suspension

two General Service Collar Dogs

A 1914-1918 Lippe War Merit Cross certificate_of_authenticity escorting the convoy HX-104 toA 1914 1918 Lippe War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienst Kreuz); on gilt bronze; the obverse bears a centrally placed laurel wreath encircling the Rose of Lippe, topped with a crowned cipher of Prince Leopold IV, with the lower armed bearing 1914; the reverse inscribed For Distinction During Wartime across all arms; horizontally pierced ball and loop for suspension; on correct replacement ribbon; some contact marks, but otherwise very fine condition.