Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 42 mm x 69

42 mm x 69

the obverse centre displays a right-facing bust of Franz Joseph

the exterior with a green machine-embroidered inscription of “H

Measuring 211 mm (w) x 295 mm (h)

light crazing evident in the trunk on the elephant

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 42 mm x 69(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of a gilded and silvered bronze alloy with enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst pattern, with a central silvered bronze disc overlaid by an Iron Cross style Cross Patte, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped with ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a date of 1941, with red enameled rings trimming both the interior and exterior of the wreath,