An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Marked; In Its Case Of Issue By Meybauer Auction Sanke BERLIN N

Sanke BERLIN N

the dome stamping is faded but still visible within the diamond outline with the Broad Arrow production insignia

at the age of 41 years and 10 months (two months shy of his 42nd birthday but the examiner stated his age officially as 40 on the Attestation Paper)

5) The Forerunners of the Liberation

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Marked; In Its Case Of Issue By Meybauer Auction Sanke BERLIN NA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914; silver frame with a blackened iron (magnetic) core; vaulted; slender banjo style vertical pin with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; maker marked with the makers stylized logo; with Pfengal Pringl scratched into the reverse; measuring 42. 65 mm x 42. 38 mm; weighing 16. 8 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a lightly textured black faux leather (leatherette)