Braunschweig, Dukedom. An Order Of Heinrich The Lion, Merit Cross In Silver And Swords, C.1914 Archive each leave being individually enameled

each leave being individually enameled

but was released early in 1954 due to ill health

25 DECEMBER 1833 in Gold capitalized lettering

measuring 15 mm (h) x 12

and it was annulled on 1823 after Iturbide was overthrown

Braunschweig, Dukedom. An Order Of Heinrich The Lion, Merit Cross In Silver And Swords, C.1914 Archive each leave being individually enameled(Herzoglich Braunschweigischer Orden Heinrichs des Lwen, Verdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted on April 25, 1834 by Herzog Wilhelm. (Issued 1879 1918). A Latin cross with rounded ends that are decorated by a single ball per arm, with crossed swords, marked IMMOTA FIDES (Loyalty is Unbreakable), with the crowned cipher of Wilhlem on the reverse, the reverse plain, suspended from a loop and its period original ribbon, measuring 29. 42 mm