saxony 1st class albert cross

[MILITARYMAN1000]

what are yall's opinions on this cross?
thanks
john

[MILITARYMAN1000]

re

pictures 3 & 4

[VtwinVince]

John, that's a nice and relatively scarce original of about 1910, with the S mark for 'Silber'

[Don D.]

I thought the "S" was for the manufacturer, Scharfenburg (sp).

[saschaw]

Vince is right, "S" is a mark for (gilt) silver (for not confusing them with real gold ones). However, it was used by Scharfenberg...

[Don D.]

Clear as mud to me.

[VtwinVince]

Yup, pretty confusing, since Scharffenberg also issued pieces marked 'Scharffenberg Dresden' with the 'S', and others with just the 'S'