Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity also known as "5th SAS"

also known as "5th SAS"

both unmarked and measuring 38 mm (w) x 74 mm (l)

An Austrian Silver Merit Cross with Crown Awarded to an Officer of the Airship Division - Of extremely fine quality production by Rothe (marked on the inside of the lid)

with the obverse depicting a black-and-white image of a Snider rifle circumscribed by author and title

with two photographs marked “Photo-Centrale

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity also known as "5th SAS"(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 Tisch Adler). A unique First World War patriotic desk ornament, consisting of a polished marble base, topped by a bronze and patinated bakelite resin German national eagle, executed in exceptional detail and perched on top of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised 1914 Iron Cross, the base retaining four felt pads to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 15 cm (w) x 7 cm (w) x 19. 5 cm (h), in extremely fine