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

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class by a desirable maker

31 mm x 59 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

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

bronze bison insignia on a silvered bronze base

with a facsimile signature of Admiral Foerste (1944)

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,