Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version visually-hidden lacquered center

lacquered center

Footnote: The Volunteer Combatant's Cross was instituted in 1935

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Type II (1848-1918) - Bronze

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version visually-hidden lacquered center(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the