Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity followed by Swords on 17

followed by Swords on 17 March 1945) clearly visible

modified for belt suspension

The document is dated to Kiel

Enamel loss evident on one arm of the Medal of Merit

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity followed by Swords on 17(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop featuring a clasp consisting of three overlaid