Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Postwar Veteran’s Example, c. 1950

(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue; c. 1950 reissue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm topped by an integral loop and suspension ring, the latter retaining a shortened neck ribbon, the cross unmarked and the suspension ring stamped with a silver content number of “935”, measuring 48.31 mm (w) x 54.25 mm (h), weighing 28.4 overall, in overall extremely fine condition.