Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp Auction Archive an edelweiss in the background

an edelweiss in the background

secured on both sides by bronze gilt buttons bearing the Republic of China star insignia

the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner bearing a gold inscription of “Deutscher Adlerorden II

consisting of a round oak wreath with a central cross with a “B” in its center

JOHNSON 59th CA" and maker marked "C

Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp Auction Archive an edelweiss in the background(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