Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version, With Case Hold the obverse of the disc

the obverse of the disc bearing a stamped number “54”

72 mm (w) x 39

The interior of the cap is lined with a mouse-gray coloured liner

trimmed in red and black rules along the outer edge of the well

consisting of an oval medal featuring on the obverse a central portrait of Franz Joseph surrounded by Latin inscriptions

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version, With Case Hold the obverse of the disc(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939, with Oak Leaves 3 June 1940. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic core 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