Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1956 Version certificate_of_authenticity " and marked "KONIGL

" and marked "KONIGL

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (171806) with the 83rd Infantry Battalion "Queen's Own Rifles"

(Heer Tropen Schulterklappe für Infanterie)

84 mm (w) x 64

Footnote: The Independent Order of Foresters (IOF) is a fraternal organization

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1956 Version certificate_of_authenticity " and marked "KONIGL(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of silvered and patinated bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed double overlaid starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc overlaid by a silvered War Merit Cross with Swords, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red enameled rings, the