Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity while the latter has been

while the latter has been bend post-manufacture to give the cross a vaulted appearance

It is awarded in civil and military divisions

Luftwaffe Cloth Pilot’s Badge and Breast Eagle - both of very good quality manufacture

Silberburgstrasse 58a

reverse inscribed in Latin "BENE" over "MERENTI"

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity while the latter has been(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Ausfhrung 1957). Constructed of neusilber with gilt and enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a central silvered disc bearing a black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular gilded laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red