Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Newly Listed 70 mm x 73 mm

70 mm x 73 mm

An Austrian Order of Leopold with War Decoration

very small enamel restoration to enamels

Instituted 1772 by King Gustav III

69mm (h) (to top of crown suspension)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Newly Listed 70 mm x 73 mm(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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 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 accommodating a clasp in the form of three overlaid oak leaves, the