Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, With Oak Leaves And Case, 1957 Version In Silver certificate_of_authenticity 9 cm (w) x 19

9 cm (w) x 19 cm (h)

in green lacquered bronze

presenting with stylized folded edges giving the impression of antiquarian parchment

In addition to the mis-matched cockades

reverse illustrating Pope Pius IX on the throne

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, With Oak Leaves And Case, 1957 Version In Silver certificate_of_authenticity 9 cm (w) x 19(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern, und Etui). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to Oak