Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Newly Listed wreath and Tudor crown in

wreath and Tudor crown in bronze gilt

In his retirement years

An 1885 Bulgarian Medal for the Serbian War  - Silver

oxidation and paint chipping evident

(Reichsbahndirektion Stuttgart Abzeichen)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Newly Listed wreath and Tudor crown in(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the