Germany, Imperial. A Presentation Document To Otto Von Bismarck, From Duchy Of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

The document consists of two parts, one page heavy cardstock each; the first page includes Bismarck’s birthday, April 1, 1815, as well as the date of the occasion, his 80th birthday in 1895; the inscription around his profile reads “I don’t have time anymore to be tired”; the line at the bottom reads “Us Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world!”. The second page dedicates the gift to the “co-founder of the New German Empire”, Bismarck. It is given by the united cities of the Duchy of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. It is signed by the city councillors of each city, Rudolstadt, Frankenhausen, Stadtilm, Königsee, Blankenburg, Schlotheim, Leutenberg, and Teichel. Both pages measuring 342mm (w) x 492mm (h), with a few age spots, remaining near mint.

The document is accompanied by a velvet-covered heavy duty cardboard cover with cloth interior, obverse and reverse with embellishments in silvered bronze, measuring 393mm (w) x 540mm (h), obverse remains near very fine with almost all of the velvet gone and the silvering only preserved in a few places, the reverse remaining better than very fine with velvet and silvering largely intact.