Germany, Imperial. A Document from the Achtermann in Goslar to Otto von Bismarck for his Birthday consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac so great was the crush

so great was the crush to obtain admittance

two 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War Medal Award Documents (日露戦争勲章 / Nichirosensō kunshō): printed in black and red inks

the obverse illustrating the German Red Cross insignia surrounded by the inscription “Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Schwesternschaft”

limited enamel on the crown suspension

Germany, Imperial. A Document from the Achtermann in Goslar to Otto von Bismarck for his Birthday consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac so great was the crushPresented to Otto von Bismarck on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. Constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a faux red leather exterior liner, the covered bearing a gilded and embossed inscription to von Bismarck from the Achtermann in Goslar (Harz Mountains), the interior retaining a card stock insert featuring an exceptionally detailed illustration and dedication to von Bismarck on the occasion of his birthday in 1892, certified by the