German Cross in Gold maker?

[Dave Jones]

Good day all. A couple of years ago I purchased this DK in Gold for a very cheap price as the cross has been badly damaged at some point. The obverse looks quite tidy & the damage to the reverse doesn't detract from the award for display purposes. The medal has had the rivets crudely removed & as such the award can be broken down into its separate components. I know it's a long shot but I was wondering if any one could identify the maker through any tell tale manufacturing techniques or distinguishing marks as the original makers mark appears lost through the rivet removal. Hopefully the attached pictures will be ok as they're taken on my phone & I've just noticed that I haven't rotated the obverse picture before uploading.

Many thanks

Dave

[kraut72]

maker "20

[Van]

Put together or reconstructed??? Rivets look to have been pounded out or something.
Van

[Dave Jones]

Two more pictures of the DK.

[Dave Jones]

Many thanks Kraut 72. How can you tell it's a 20?

[ccfc]

Hello
Its a 20 Zimmerman because of the four rivets and catch set up on the rear.

If you look at approximately 11 o'clock on the starburst, you will see the die flaw which looks like an extra bump.

Hope this helps

Lee

[Dave Jones]

Brilliant stuff CCFC, that's a most excellent bit of information. Many thanks indeed.

Best wishes

Dave.