An Iron Cross First Class 1939 in Presentation Case with Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box.
The Iron Cross is probably an early War production, the pin stamped ‘7’ [Paul Meybauer, Berlin] unissued, and is almost mint apart from some slight tarnishing to the silver rim of the Cross. The case is covered in black artificial leather, with a silver outline of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in white velvet, and white artificial silk in the top is also printed ‘Paul Meybauer Berlin’. Case is about mint. The outer pale cream cardboard box has some slight wear and has printed on the top ‘Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse 1939’ and below that ‘Nur vom Empfanger zu offnen’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘Paul Meybauer Berlin SW 68’, extremely fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of German Second World War Combat Awards.

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