Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp GTRexclude along with secret notes inside

along with secret notes inside of envelopes and a secret code language that the two had created together

each with ladies bow-tied original ribbons

01 mm (h - inclusive of integral ball)

Mayer’s Hof-Kunstprägeanstalt

Though considered "modern" at the time plastic ribbons did not achieve wide popularity and disappeared as novelty in a short time

Germany, Imperial. A General Honour Cross With 70 Year Clasp GTRexclude along with secret notes inside(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