Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Early 1957 Version Hold Ministry of the Interior Medal

Ministry of the Interior Medal of Honour for Courage and Devotion

obverse centerpiece shows the golden Norwegian lion bearing a battle ax on a red background

95mm (w) x 84

embroidered maker's label inscribed "Fa

with an integral loop

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Early 1957 Version Hold Ministry of the Interior Medal(Ritterkeuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core situated 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 an integral loop retaining a suspension ring featuring a shortened length of neck ribbon, both the twelve