Steiff bear with blank button

Steiff blonde mohair teddy bear with blank ear button
fully jointed, bear measures approx 19cm or 7.5 inches tall
Large cardboard chest tag says Original Steiff KNOPF IM OHR

This bear shows close similarities (long nose, long mohair pile) to
Mr or Mrs Noah Teddy ean 038006 a limited edition of 8000 released
in the 1990s from 1992 to 1995.

Sometimes Steiff puts blank buttons on its overproduction or excess toys.
Input welcome on this unknown blank button teddy.