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A Rare Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Zimmermann

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A Rare Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Zimmermann

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A Rare Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Zimmermann

A desirable and extremely scarce Grand Cross recovered from the famed Zimmermann Factory and subsequently cleaned; the only Zimmermann GC known to exist, this cross has a strong silver frame, intact iron core, measuring 62.99mm (w), 70.90 mm (h) and weighing 63.10 grams with loop; loop marked 800 and 20, remains very fine. Accompanied by 2 Certificates of Authenicity: Detlev Niemann & Dietrich Maerz

Recovered from the Bombered Out Zimmermann Factory: Zimmermann was a well known German manufacturer of a great variety of awards, German and International, and was destroyed in an allied bombing raid in the early 1940's on Pforzheim, Germany. Sometime in 1990, during construction on the site, a quantity of medals was discovered (about 50 kilos) and bought by eMedals. Some were in good condition, but most of the pieces exhibited fire damage, or were rusted and damaged. Hundreds of pieces were partially finished, and some items were just medal parts, as one would expect to be found in the factory.