Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class, By Petz & Lorenz Auction Archive 1898 (Capture of Abu Hamed)

1898 (Capture of Abu Hamed)

enamel chipping evident

120 mm x 170 mm

With Garrard Case of Issue

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Silesian Eagle, I Class, By Petz & Lorenz Auction Archive 1898 (Capture of Abu Hamed)(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of a patinated zink alloy, the obverse consisting of a Silesian style German national eagle clutching a silvered banner bearing an inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA) in its talons, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Petz & Lorenz, Unterreichenbach, measuring 32. 42 mm (w) x 43. 04 mm (h),