Lot 4236

Description

First style, early example with sword hilts touching blades. It's believed there was only four of this type awarded to recipients (Mölders, Galland, Gollob and Graf). Luftwaffe pilot Oberst Werner Mölders was the first recipient, receiving his award in July of 1941. The medal features 52 stones set into a continuous silver frame with openings behind the stones to allow entry of light from behind to highlight them. The suspension loop is stamped "L/50", the manufacturer code of Gebrüder Godet & Co.
First type case constructed of thick cardstock covered with a black leatherette paper with rounded corners and silver line around the upper edge of lid, push button closure, hidden rear hinge, white silk lined lid, black velvet raised tray with cut-out to fit suspension loop and length of neck ribbon in recessed area above. History indicates that Hermann Göring was not satisfied with the size and quality of these first pattern brilliants awards and as a result they were redesigned and a second pattern created, which was awarded to all remaining recipients until war's end. As a result, very few of these first pattern types exist.
Shipping from the USA.
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