Germany, Imperial. A Congratulatory Document Presented To Bismarck’s 81St Birthday From The City Of Liegnitz, 1896 Auction with the enamels well preserved

with the enamels well preserved without chipping of any kind and mostly only minor contact marks

and Unidentified Badge (gilt insignia centred on a silver base

Groff (KIA): Victory Medal (3206541 A

Thompson of North Cayuga

Germany, Imperial. A Congratulatory Document Presented To Bismarck’s 81St Birthday From The City Of Liegnitz, 1896 Auction with the enamels well preservedThe heavy duty cardboard folder with document is dated to Liegnitz (present day Legnica, southwest Poland) on April 1, 1896. It was given to Otto von Bismarck on occasion of his 81st birthday by the counsel of the city of Liegnitz. It includes 101 names of local businessmen and esteemed citizens as vicarious representatives. The document is a poem written in the local Silesian German dialect. Measuring 355 mm (w) x 445 mm (h), presenting light