Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 1957 Version Hold 3 mm (w) x 50

3 mm (w) x 50

(Vabadusrist)

marked "NORMANDY 1944" within a rule in gold-coloured ink on the lid

but fitting tightly against the upper and lower cross-guard

56 mm x 40

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, 1957 Version Hold 3 mm (w) x 50(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated within a ribbed 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 with an integral loop retaining a suspension ring with a period original neck ribbon, the reverse six oclock arm stamped with