Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive and duly became a collector's

and duly became a collector's item

inscribed vertically "XI OLYMPIADE" at the left

A second signature in black ink belongs to Wilhelm Groener (1867–1939)

situated at the top in classic Austrian style

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves, 1957 Version Auction Archive and duly became a collector's(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). Constructed of silver with a non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with blackened non magnetic metal core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to a silver Oak Leaf