Westphalia, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Phillip Of The Lion Of Limburg In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1840 certificate_of_authenticity nearly half a century before

nearly half a century before

non swiveling suspension

on its original ribbon with pinback)

some oxidation evident to the cross

It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II

Westphalia, Kingdom. An Order Of St. Phillip Of The Lion Of Limburg In Gold, Knight’s Cross, C.1840 certificate_of_authenticity nearly half a century before(Orden Sankt Phillipps zum Lwen). Instituted in 1700 by the Counts of Limburg Stirum. A finely made and early award, in Gold, featuring a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials, with fine quality green enameled laurel wreaths in each quadrant, obverse centre bearing the Lion of Limburg, circumscribed Beneficencia Et Virtute (With the Benefit of Virtue) in Gold lettering, the arms of the cross are inscribed with the letters HSCW for Henricus,