Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version Auction one of which is marked

one of which is marked on its reverse

chipping and crazing evident in the enamels on both sides)

The sweatband is crafted out of matching khaki leather

The doctor noted during his medical examination that Whitworth had an "anchor tattoo over the initials J

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Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version Auction one of which is marked(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a plated neusilber frame, the obverse bearing three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm bearing a reinstitution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop