Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Decoration With 70-Year Clasp Hold A textbook example of a

A textbook example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

including a War Commemorative Medal for Fighters 1870/1871

"BURMA" to the right and "1944" below

Constructed of green felt backers looped through a dual zinc hanger

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Decoration With 70-Year Clasp Hold A textbook example of a(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen mit Jubilumsschild 70). Instituted 18 January 1810 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1851 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with 70 clasp, the obverse bearing a raised central inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) within a laurel leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, unmarked, measuring 39. 15 mm in