Hesse-Darmstadt. A 1831-1912 Issue Ludwigs Order Knight’s Cross First Class Newly Listed four fleur-de-lis on the ribbon)

four fleur-de-lis on the ribbon)

bruising on the VM and EM

It attracted former soldiers from the First War whose financial situation was unstable and who rejected the new democracy of the Weimar Republic

the front adorned with a King's crown

two bars (OITUZ

Hesse-Darmstadt. A 1831-1912 Issue Ludwigs Order Knight’s Cross First Class Newly Listed four fleur-de-lis on the ribbon)A fine example of a 1831 1912 issue Hesse Darmstadt Ludwigs Order Knights Cross First Class (Hessen Darmstadt Ludwigsorden Ritterkreuz I Klasse); a gold Maltese cross with black and red enamels; the obverse with a central red enameled center applique with the golden royal monogram of Ludwig, surrounded by open ended laurel leaf stems, with a white enameled ring inscribed Fr Verdienste) (German For Service), with more laurel leaf twigs below; the