An Uncommon Iron Cross 1St Class 1914 By A. Werner & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity Tank Badge Grade II –

Tank Badge Grade II – Silver Grade by JFS - In zinc

as an Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on October 14

slotted medal bed for secure seating of the Iron Cross

hinged on the right side

At the onset of the war in 1939

An Uncommon Iron Cross 1St Class 1914 By A. Werner & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity Tank Badge Grade II –Silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, vaulted, "pillowback" design and maker marked "AWS" within a coat of arms hallmark (A. Werner & Sohne, Berlin) on the reverse, 43. 2 mm, vertical pinback, extremely high quality, scattered paint chipping on the arms and on the "W" cypher, near extremely fine. Footnote: This cross with a "pillowback" design was a private purchase. A. Werner & Shne, Berlin began supplying Iron Crosses in 1917, the "800" silver