Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp Newly Listed 000 contributors

000 contributors

Wheeled) on August 26th

39 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

in case of issue (case very fine +)

Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp Newly Listed 000 contributors(Kreuz des Allgemeinen Ehrenzeichens mit der Jubilumszahl 70). Instituted 27 January 1900 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1900 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with gilt, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse with a central gilded medallion bearing a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II with a date of 1900, the reverse with an analogous medallion bearing an inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), within a laurel