Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Rare Leopold Order, Unissued Grand Cross Prototype, By Zimmermann Archive and with light bubbling in

and with light bubbling in the finish visible on the reverse

composed of clusters of seven smooth rays

this pin assembly thus provided the recipient with the option of pinning to garment or sewing

12cm x 6cm ((4 ½ x 2 ½ inches)

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia was the only daughter of German Emperor Wilhelm II and Augusta-Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Lippe-Detmold, Principality. A Rare Leopold Order, Unissued Grand Cross Prototype, By Zimmermann Archive and with light bubbling in(Leopold Orden, Groehrenkreuz Protoyp). Instituted 24 July 1906 by Prince Leopold IV. (Grand Cross issued 1910 1918). An exceptionally rare, unissued prototype of the Grand Cross of the Leopold Order, constructed of silvered with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with each arm completing in ball finials, each joined together through the quadrants by detailed silver monograms of Prince Leopold, the obverse of the arms featuring a