Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 United Republic of issued on 18 August 1917

issued on 18 August 1917

thus good/fair condition

a four colour Berlin city map

According to the address on the back Schmeling lived in the town of Hollenstedt

Lippe. A Leopold Order Cross, Iii Class Knight, C.1917 United Republic of issued on 18 August 19171916 1918 Issue. (Leopold Orden Kreuz 3. Klasse); a silver Maltese cross with ball finals and purple enameled arms and stylized Ls between the arms of the cross; the obverse with a central silver Lippian rose, with a central red enameled medallion depicting a bird, surrounded by a ring of green enamels, inscribed Fideliter Sine Timore 1906 (Latin Faithful Without Fear); the reverse with a central silver medallion depicting the crowned royal cipher of