Baden. An Order Of Berthold The First, 1St Class Knight’s Cross, C.1910 Archive the sides of the case

the sides of the case are inscribed with “ZIGARETTEN VERTRIEB VEREINIGTER ZIGARETTENFABRIKEN BERLIN NW 87 25 ZIGARETTEN 1936” with laurel leaf detailing

large medal is very rare

and NSDAP member number “20385” for Robert Benda

overlaid by gilt diving Luftwaffe eagles

and the momentous influence they exerted on the decision-makers

Baden. An Order Of Berthold The First, 1St Class Knight’s Cross, C.1910 Archive the sides of the case1896 1918 Issue. A fine quality manufacture and very well preserved example of an Order of Berthold the First Knights Cross (Orden Berthold des Ersten Ritterkreuz); a Gold Maltese cross with ball finals and royal crowns between the arms of the cross; the obverse consisting of white enameled arms, with a gilt outline along the edge of each arm, with a central red enameled medallion depicting the royal cipher of Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig within a gilt