Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude later achieving the rank of

later achieving the rank of Lieutenant (E) (Star) on April 1

8 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

and bordered by golden cello threads

plus a letter to and correspndence from the National Personnel Records Centre

on a period non-combatant’s ribbon

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude later achieving the rank of(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