Recently acquired this denazified EKI

[Dean]

Non- magnetic frame,magnetic iron core. Marked '20' on the pin.
Dean.

[Adrian]

An original CF Zimmermann. Shame about the de-nazification but it's all part of the history.

[Dean]

Thanks Adrian, as always you are of great help here. I agree, it is a shame about the damage but I am not an expert on EKs and I figured if it was denazified...it must have a good chance at being real. I know it sounds strange but it has often been true in my exp.
Dean.

[Adrian]

I've seen fake which have been de-nazified to give them more chance of being real to the unsuspecting collector. Most think along the same lines - if it's been de-nazified then it must be real!

[StefanM]

Are such de-Nazification versions rarer than original examples?

[Adrian]

De-nazified fakes rarer than de-nazified originals? Yes.

It's easier to find de-nazified originals than fakes but because some fakes are having this treatment it always pays to look at the whole cross instead of just assuming a de-nazified cross - or any award - is original.