Germany, Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1957 Version Buy Now in overall n ear extremely

in overall n ear extremely fine condition

on a loop for suspension from its ribbon featuring a clasp that depicts a steel helmet and crossed swords

die struck with good details

Sharing names with Captain Nemo's fictional submarine in Jules Verne's classic 1870 science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

inscribed "TAPFER UND TREU" on the reverse

Germany, Republic. A German Cross In Silver, 1957 Version Buy Now in overall n ear extremely(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber, 1957 Version). The obverse consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the centre with a denazified War Merit Cross in place of the traditional swastika (Hakenkreuz) within a stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941. The inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red painted line with a silver core in the middle; vertical pinback, with four