Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. An Order Of Philip The Magnanimous, Ii Class Knight, C.1900 Buy Now Gold lettering on the cross

Gold lettering on the cross

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WWI German Carrier Pigeon Enthusiasts Medal - Silver

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Hesse-Darmstadt, Grand Duchy. An Order Of Philip The Magnanimous, Ii Class Knight, C.1900 Buy Now Gold lettering on the cross(Orden Philipps des Gromthigen, Ritterkreuz 2. Klasse). Instituted 1 May 1 1840. Type II. 1859 1918 Issue. A white enameled cross patte in silver, obverse with a light blue enameled medallion bearing the leftward facing bust of Philip the Magnanimous in Gold, surrounded by a white enameled ring inscribed SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS (If God is with us, who is against us) in Gold, the reverse with a light blue enameled medallion bearing a rampant