Germany, Imperial. A Presentation Document To Otto Von Bismarck, From Duchy Of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Hold gold and red enamelled centrepiece

gold and red enamelled centrepiece

presenting an eagle standing upon a mobile swastika encircled by the inscription “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) above and a wreath of oak leaves and acorns below

Down each breast lays six gilded bronze buttons beside six reinforced buttonholes

the insignia resting upon an eight-pointed star base

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Germany, Imperial. A Presentation Document To Otto Von Bismarck, From Duchy Of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Hold gold and red enamelled centrepieceThe document consists of two parts, one page heavy cardstock each; the first page includes Bismarcks birthday, April 1, 1815, as well as the date of the occasion, his 80th birthday in 1895; the inscription around his profile reads I dont have time anymore to be tired; the line at the bottom reads Us Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world!. The second page dedicates the gift to the co founder of the New German Empire, Bismarck. It is given by