Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm x 36 inclusive

5 mm x 36 inclusive of its thunderbolts

his character noted as "Very Good" (Information from Ancestors South Africa)

he was to be Major (Temporary)

Die-stamped bronze with a gold-coloured wash

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm x 36 inclusive(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of a silvered and patinated bronze alloy, consisting of a double overlaid starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised decoration in the form of a War Merit Cross with Swords, within a stamped circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped with ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a date of 1941, the wreath trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red enameled rings, the reverse