The War Merit Cross (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a military decoration of the Principality of Lippe.

Established on 8 December 1914, by Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, it could be awarded to combatants and to non-combatants for significant contributions to the war effort.

In the upper arm of the cross, at the top of the wreath is the crowned cipher of Leopold IV.

On the reverse are the words FÜR, AUSZEICHNUNG IM, KRIEGE (for distinction in wartime) inscribed in three lines respectively, on the upper, horizontal, and lower arms of the cross.

[1] Non-combat awards of the Cross hang from a white ribbon with edges of yellow and red.