Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1957 Version Newly Listed and exterior stud release

and exterior stud release

London Gazette 26 September 1917:

An fine example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1

The underside of the visor is synthetic and finished in tan

crazing evident in the white enamels on the star points

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1957 Version Newly Listed and exterior stud release(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of a silvered and patinated bronze alloy, consisting of a double overlaid starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised decoration in the form of a War Merit Cross with Swords, within a stamped circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped with ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a date of 1941, the wreath trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red enameled rings, the reverse