Germany. A German Cross In Gold By Otto Klein; With Miniature Stick Pin And Case Of Issue Auction Date of item: 1939-44

Date of item: 1939-44

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Eventually there was a considerable concentration of Commonwealth fighting forces in the Imphal area and from November 1944 onwards

Acquired in Germany by a local collector

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Germany. A German Cross In Gold By Otto Klein; With Miniature Stick Pin And Case Of Issue Auction Date of item: 1939-44This is an extremely well preserved example of a German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) by an uncommon maker; the obverse consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a black enameled rotated (mobile) swastika, with the enamels well preserved without chipping of any kind and only minor contact marks; within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year