Lippe, Principality. A Military Merit Medal visually-hidden as is apparent from the

as is apparent from the cut marks on the flagpole

the names of the best leaders of Casa Savoia were chosen

measures 63mm (w) x 64mm (h)

demonstrating some replacement of insignia and minor material fatigue

Lippe, Principality. A Military Merit Medal visually-hidden as is apparent from the(Militr Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 16 May 1832 by Prince Paul Alexander Leopold. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from a period replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a crowned monogram of Prince Paul Alexander Leopold, circumscribed by an inscription of DEM MILITAIR VERDIENST (TO MILITARY MERIT), situated within a circular oak leaf wreath overlaid by crossed swords, the reverse bearing a central