1870 Iron Cross 1st Class of Otto von Bismarck

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Cross was awarded to Otto von Bismarck on December 24, 1870 by the Prussian King Wilhelm I "n memory of today's memorable day and in recognition of what you did to bring about a new, important phase in our national history/n Erinnerung an den heutigen denkwürdigen Tag und in Anerkennung dessen, was Sie zur Herbeiführung eines neuen so wichtigen Abschnitts in unserer Vaterländischen Geschichte leisteten".

Silver, iron, paint.​

Collection of Otto-von-Bismarck-Foundation /Otto-von-Bismarck-Stiftung/, Friedrichsruh.

 

Another 1st class Iron Cross which Bismarck wore on his cuirass /he was à la suite of the 7th (Magdeburg) Cuirassiers "von Seydlitz"/.