Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 visually-hidden demonstrating total loss of bronze

demonstrating total loss of bronze finish to the base metal

threading evident on the reverse from previous cap attachment

suspended from an elaborate suspender and a swivel ring

constructed of a white cotton backer

obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of John Durrant Larkin

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds, Exhibition Example c. 1970 visually-hidden demonstrating total loss of bronze(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, 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 a ring connecting to a clasp