A little help...

[Matthew T S]

I found these tiny ribbons sewn onto a button, I assume they are German. It was inside of a box of WWI junk. What medals do they belong to?

[stogieman]

Neat!

You don't see this little rolled ribbon lapel bows very often!
Medals are: (top to bottom)

Prussian "War Aid" Cross
Lippe-Detmold War Merit Cross, Second Class
Honor Cross for WW1 (No Swords)

[Matthew T S]

Thanks! Is this type of setup uncommon?

[stogieman]

Yes!

I've seen less than a dozen rolled lapel bows... the flat ones abound! But, scarcity doesn't translate into a huge increase in value, there's a real lack of demand for this type of item...

[Matthew T S]

Ok, thanks I wasn't planning on selling it anyways, it's one of the few pre-WWII pieces that I own.

[Tom Y]

Here's another scarce buttonhole type, the rosette. I seem to remember something about these only being worn by a select few EK Trager. Somebody help me out here.

[Dave Danner]

Note that the Lippe-Detmold is on the non-combatant ribbon, which would fit with the Prussian War Aid Cross and the non-combatant Honor Cross. It could also be the War Honor Medal, which see below, rather than the War Merit Cross.

Dave

[Christian L]

nice label pins!
i have a blue white and a yellow black ribbon roll like the one from tom, but without the button.
could someone tell me for what they are?
christian

[Daniel Krause]

Matthew,

nice and rare piece! As Stogie says this type is not so common!

Tom Y,

ohooo! Only the 5th time I see a German Imperial time Rosette!

Christian

yellow-black sounds like Brunswick Ernst-August-Kreuz or Württemberg Tapferkeitsmedaille. Can You describe the ribbons more precisely?

Best regards

Daniel