An Extremely Rare 1873 German Imperial Shanghai China Cross Auction blue needle

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An Extremely Rare 1873 German Imperial Shanghai China Cross Auction blue needleGermany (Imperial), China (Tongzhi Imperial). "St. J. L. Germania Shanghai 1873" Cross Two piece construction, bronze gilt with red, white, pink, green, light blue, dark blue and black enamelled insignia, mounted to a bronze gilt cross with black enamelled arms, the insignia illustrating Germania (the personification of the German nation) holding a sword in her right hand and a shield in her left hand, inscribed "ST. J. L. GERMANIA SHANGHAI 1873" on