Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive with a sharp edge and

with a sharp edge and a dull tip

A second signature in black ink belongs to Wilhelm Groener (1867–1939)

and duly became a collector's item

situated at the top in classic Austrian style

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive with a sharp edge and(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with blackened non magnetic metal core 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 integral loop connecting to a silver Oak Leaf