Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp Hold nicely fire gilded

nicely fire gilded

constructed of an aluminum frame with a silver aluminum finish

slightly “salty”

a clash with Russia that happened in Manchuria

Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp Hold nicely fire gilded(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