Germany, Federal Republic. A German Social Welfare Decoration, II Class Cross with Case, Exhibition Example by Souval c. 1970 United Republic of the top of the spike

the top of the spike finished with a brass rosette

the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross around his neck

but very rare

who was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

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Germany, Federal Republic. A German Social Welfare Decoration, II Class Cross with Case, Exhibition Example by Souval c. 1970 United Republic of the top of the spike(Ehrenzeichen fr deutsche Volkspflege II. Klasse mit Etui, Museumsstcke). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Geneva Cross, the obverse with white enameled arms, bearing a central German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika executed in black enamel with gilt highlights, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a high