Germany, Wehrmacht. A Presentation Case For A 1939 Iron Cross I Cass, By Paul Meybauer Archive A Silver Grade Tank Badge

A Silver Grade Tank Badge by Adolf Scholze - In zinc

pursing the enemy northward and subsequently destroying them

the badly mauled 1/5th Battalion of the Royal Scots

the obverse consisting of a Silesian-style German national eagle clutching a silvered banner bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR SCHLESIEN” (“FOR SILESIA”)

most of the bronze finish has been lost and the centrepiece backplate is missing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Presentation Case For A 1939 Iron Cross I Cass, By Paul Meybauer Archive A Silver Grade Tank Badge(Etui fr Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Constructed of a light wooden frame with a faux black leather exterior, the lid bearing a silvered Cross Patte, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, the former maker marked PAUL MEYBAUER, BERLIN, with a slotted white felt medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 22 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.