Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity with an un-named ivy-clad plaque

with an un-named ivy-clad plaque at the base

issued at command headquarters on 19 September 1941

Footnote: The Serbian Bravery Medal was instituted on 19 January 1877 awarded to Serbian soldiers in the first year

6 grams with some oxidation evident (particularly to the reverse)

inscribed with the Royal Cypher of Maria Theresia

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Early 1957 Variant, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity with an un-named ivy-clad plaque(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