Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive the connecting pieces between the

the connecting pieces between the two coins on each side is a small crest

the reverse features the crowned Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II and circumscribed by the words “Somalia 1992093 Somalie” in capital letters

He served in the Kriegsmarine as an Oberbootsmann (Oberfeldwebel equivalent = Master Sergeant)

in October of 1937

in mint state condition

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive the connecting pieces between the(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