Germany. A Mint And Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Rudolf Tham Buy Now 67 mm (w) x 107

67 mm (w) x 107 mm (h)

in 1890 and launched Germany on a bellicose "New Course" in foreign affairs that culminated in his support for Austria-Hungary in the crisis of July 1914 that led to World War I

The estate consists of several documents

mother-of-pearl faceplate with flower motif and inscribed "Grande Prairie

Germany. A Mint And Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Rudolf Tham Buy Now 67 mm (w) x 107An absolutely mint, unissued and overall nearly flawless War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; a Maltese cross in a bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with an absolutely mint and unissued period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse