Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive securely maintaining the book’s structural

securely maintaining the book’s structural integrity

3 mm (w) x 66 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension

in zinc with red

Collar badge in silvered bronze

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive securely maintaining the book’s structural(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the