Germany, Imperial. A German Nautical Association Certificate for Otto von Bismarck’s 80th Birthday Hold certified by the handwritten signature

certified by the handwritten signature of an NSDAP Geschaftsführer for the Munich district

and bearing reverse dark blue wool straps with reinforced buttonholes

They are doublesided and have strong reinforced stitching

qualifying as a Machine Gunner 1st Class on December 4th

minor material fatigue is evident to the case while the cross is in near mint condition

Germany, Imperial. A German Nautical Association Certificate for Otto von Bismarck’s 80th Birthday Hold certified by the handwritten signaturePresented to Otto von Bismarck on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. Issued by the Deutschen Nautischen Verein (German Nautical Association), constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a faux dark blue leatherette exterior liner, the cover bearing a gilded and embossed inscription of SR. DURCHLAUCHT DEM HERRN FRSTEN VON BISMARCK ZUM I. APRIL 1895 IN TIEFSTER EHRERBIETUNG VOM DEUTSCHEN NAUTISCHEN VEREIN (TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CHANCELLOR VON