Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Early 1957 Version Auction pleasing toning to silver frame

pleasing toning to silver frame and with minimal contact to core or frame

well marked "800" along with Imperial German hallmarks

and War Medal 1939-1945 with bronze MID Oak Leaf

Letter from the Department of National Defence (addressed to Major C

Curt von François (1852-1931)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Early 1957 Version Auction pleasing toning to silver frame(Ritterkeuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated within a ribbed silver 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 topped by an an integral loop retaining a suspension ring featuring a shortened length of neck ribbon, both the twelve