Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity issued at command headquarters on

issued at command headquarters on 19 September 1941

Surface wear and light soiling evident on the upper

6 grams with some oxidation evident (particularly to the reverse)

catch has been War-time

This lot also includes a Purple Heart case

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity issued at command headquarters on(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Ausfhrung 1957). Constructed of neusilber with gilt and enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a central silvered disc bearing a black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular gilded laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red