Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity replacing the former separate institutions

replacing the former separate institutions for young men seeking to become officers in artillery

surrounded by an enamelled white ring inscribed LA UNION ES LA FUERZA MCMXXV

Albion and Genoa (on which LM Daniel Hawkins was serving)

depicted in uniform and with the Knight’s Cross visible

Pforzheim” on the reverse of the pin

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity replacing the former separate institutions(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Etui). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a 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 with an integral loop and suspension ring retaining an original full