Germany, Federal Republic. A Cased Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version, To Wolfram Kurtz Archive but eventually came back to

but eventually came back to Germany

It was taken in 1944

two are maker marked "GEMSCO N

217 - Iron Cross 2nd

1939-1975 issue

Germany, Federal Republic. A Cased Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, 1957 Version, To Wolfram Kurtz Archive but eventually came back to(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of non magnetic, silvered metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core inside of a silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a