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

the former stamped "DEPUTY ASSISTANT PROVOST MARSHAL

the reverse with the raised number “4” centrally within an oak wreath

neither of which are included here

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

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