Germany, Imperial. A Framed 20 Mark Note Retrieved from Manfred von Richthofen by Donald L. Fraser, Ex-Charles Donald Collection Auction Archive Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross

Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross

Knox County

on 65 mm x 75 mm Army green cloth

within an open-wreath composed of branches of laurel leaves and oak leaves

the official approval code used

Germany, Imperial. A Framed 20 Mark Note Retrieved from Manfred von Richthofen by Donald L. Fraser, Ex-Charles Donald Collection Auction Archive Lippe-Detmold War Merit CrossA unique commemorative display from the final moments of the life of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) assembled by a witness to his downing during aerial combat, consisting of a 20 Mark note retrieved post mortem from the legendary fighter aces pocket following the crash landing of his Fokker Dr. I 425 17 triplane on 21 April 1918, situated above a letter indicating that the individual in question was Donald Lovat Fraser, an Intelligence Officer