An Italian Catacombs Of San Callisto Cross GTRexclude An Iron Cross 1939 Second

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class by a desirable maker

with a facsimile signature of Admiral Foerste (1944)

when he was thrown from a horse at the age of 10

It exhibits scattered chipping in the dark gray painted body and the white paint on the needle

An Italian Catacombs Of San Callisto Cross GTRexclude An Iron Cross 1939 SecondItaly: Silver, in the shape of a cross with emanating rays between the arms, obverse illustrating Christ carrying a lamb, a basket of bread and a fish above, an anchor below, inscribed "BONVS" at the right and "PASTOR" at the right, with each inscription flanked by a dove bearing an olive branch on either side, reverse illustrating the Crypt of S. Cecilia with the sculptural masterpiece of Stefano Maderno on the crypt, crossed olive branches above,