Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross 1939, With Case, 1957 Version United Republic of measuring 21 mm x 16

measuring 21 mm x 16 mm

enamel cracking and chipping on two arms

The DF organized an extensive propaganda campaign to convince the population of the Saar of the benefits of being part of the German Third Reich

Footnote: The 1st U-Boot Flotilla (1

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross 1939, With Case, 1957 Version United Republic of measuring 21 mm x 16(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of silver and brass, consisting of a cross patte with a ribbed silver frame and a blackened brass core, the obverse with three central raised oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a raised reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813 on the six oclock arm, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop