Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity second badge in sterling silver

second badge in sterling silver gilt

light crazing evident in the trunk on the elephant

Award Document for Silver Bravery Medal for Anti-Partisan Action -  awarded to Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Jager

42 mm x 69

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity second badge in sterling silver(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of a gilded and silvered bronze alloy with enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst pattern, with a central silvered bronze disc overlaid by an Iron Cross style Cross Patte, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped with ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a date of 1941, with red enameled rings trimming both the interior and exterior of the wreath,