Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves And Case, 1957 Version Auction Archive the obverse bears a lion

the obverse bears a lion sitting holding a shield with one front paw in the middle of “1874”

with “207 A 2

awarded to Otto Schmidt

the German eagle standing on a shelled wall to her right with the Imperial German crown above flanked by the dates "1914" and "1918" and inscribed "POUR LA CIVILISATION" at the bottom

backed by a wide diagonal slash in yellow

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross Of The Iron Cross With Oak Leaves And Case, 1957 Version Auction Archive the obverse bears a lion(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz mit Eichenlaub und Etui). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse bearing three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm bearing an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to an oak leaf clasp with