Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Cased Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, by S&L, c.1965 visually-hidden Footnote: The Mentana Cross was

Footnote: The Mentana Cross was instituted by Pope Pius IX in commemoration of the Battle of Mentana

with only light contact marks on the enamels

the pinback exhibiting greening

Fine quality manufacture

A grouping of three first war German medals

Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Cased Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, by S&L, c.1965 visually-hidden Footnote: The Mentana Cross was(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). Instituted September 1st, 1939 (Cross), Instituted June 3rd, 1940 (Oak Leaves), Instituted July 15th, 1941 (Oak Leaves with Swords). (c. 1970 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened nonmagnetic core situated within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm