Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross, Deschler-Marked Exhibition Example, c. 1960 Auction Archive 1917 in Washington

1917 in Washington

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renaming the order "Imperial" (instead of "National") and divided it into four ranks

on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon with a late-period safety pin attachment stitched onto the reverse

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross, Deschler-Marked Exhibition Example, c. 1960 Auction Archive 1917 in Washington(Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes, Museumsstck). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the twelve o'clock arm topped by an eyelet and suspension ring retaining a period original length of neck ribbon, the six oclock arm stamped with a silver content number of 900 and a Prsidialkanzlei code of 1 for the