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

an edelweiss in the background

a copy of his Citation for the Award of Commander of the British Empire

inscribed "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAIS" at the left and "N

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