Brunswick, Dukedom. A House Order Of Henry The Lion, I Class Merit Cross, By H.jürgens, C.1915 Hold well toned and worn

well toned and worn

18 mm x 75 mm

one minor enamel flake to enamels in the crown

the reverse centre presents an oil lamp atop a globe surrounded by various emblems of art and science

weighing 44 grams

Brunswick, Dukedom. A House Order Of Henry The Lion, I Class Merit Cross, By H.jürgens, C.1915 Hold well toned and worn(Orden Heinrichs des Lwen, Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Instituted 25 April 1834 by Herzog Wilhelm VIII. (1912 1918 issue). In silver, consisting of a Latin Cross with ball finials, with green enameled oak leaf laurels joining the quadrants, obverse with a central monogram of Wilhelm VIII topped by a royal crown inside a ribbed oval border, the arms of the cross inscribed with a raised motto of IMMOTA FIDES (UNBREAKABLE FIDELITY), on loop for suspension