Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Silver, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 1st Class Cross - in

1st Class Cross - in bronze gilt and enamels

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(Allach Elefant

with indecipherable maker mark beside

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Silver, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 1st Class Cross - in(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber 1957 Ausfhrung). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a central silvered War Merit Cross with Swords, situated within a circular laurel leaf, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red enameled borders, the reverse with five rivets