Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Auction Instituted 14 March 1942 by

Instituted 14 March 1942 by King Victor Emmanuel III

13 mm (w) x 15 mm (h) Princess Louise Dragoon Guards insignia in silver with dark blue

demonstrating extensive material fatigue to the cord

green and maroon enamelled insignia affixed in the centre

exhibiting scattered nips in the fabric and light soiling on the exterior

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1965 Auction Instituted 14 March 1942 by(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). Constructed of neusilber and zink, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened zink alloy core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, 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 with an integral loop retaining a silver suspension ring and period original length