German Colonial Order of the Lion 2nd Class Bronze Medal Award Box & Ribbon

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German Colonial Order of the Lion 2nd Class Bronze Medal Award Box & Ribbon
The Lion Order  ("
Löwenorden
" or more correctly the "
Kolonialauszeichnung
") was instituted by the German Colonial Veterans League ("
Deutschen Kolonialkriegerbund
") in 1922.
It came in two classes, silver or white metal (to all veterans of the Schutztruppe, East Asian army and Imperial navy who had served in the colonies) and bronze (to Germans who had done valuable work for the colonies back home). The first class award in white metal was worn as a breast badge and the second class in bronze was worn on the medal bar.
The award was an eight pointed star badge worn on the left breast showing a lion and palm tree over a Sudwester hat and crossed swords over oak leaves. Above the lion was the script "
Für Verdienste um die Kolonien
".
As an award of the Colonial League rather than one instituted by the state it had no official status.
Comes in Box with Ribbon... as found.
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