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Cased German Cross in Gold '20'

Description

Cased 'Deutsches Kreuz in Gold' (German Cross in Gold). The German Cross was introduced by Adolf Hitler on 28 September 1941 in two classes, Gold and Silver. The gold class cross was awarded to military personnel for exceptional acts of bravery or achievement in combat, the Silver class was awarded for distinguished acts of service in the war effort. The German Cross was to be worn on the lower right breast of the service tunic or field blouse. This is the light weight version, maker marked with number '20' on the pin, indicating production by the company 'C.F.Zimmermann' in Pforzheim. All enamel of the cross is intact and still in stunning condition. The cross is in overall very good condition. The cross comes in its matching black coloured case, the case is showing some minimal traces of usage and some of the black paper around the bottom corners is slightly loose, see photos. Rare set in top condition, desirable original cased German Cross in Gold!

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