Hesse-Kassel. An 1851-1866 Issue Wilhelm Order Member's Cross certificate_of_authenticity 2nd Class with Crown: In

2nd Class with Crown: In silver with red

with the maker’s stamped removed on the reverse

3 mm x 38 mm

He became the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture in 1896

on a piece of cardstock measuring 127 mm x 77 mm

Hesse-Kassel. An 1851-1866 Issue Wilhelm Order Member's Cross certificate_of_authenticity 2nd Class with Crown: InHesse Kassel. An 1851 1866 Issue Wilhelm Order Inhaber Cross A 1851 1866 issue Hesse Kassel Wilhelm Order Member's Cross (Wilhelm Orden Inhaberkreuz); a silver Maltese cross; the obverse with an enameled center applique depicting a Hesse Lion in gold on a bed of blue enamels, surrounded by a ring of red enamels, inscribed Virtute et Fidelitate (Latin For virtue and faithfulness); the reverse with a center blue enameled applique, with a crowned royal