Germany, Federal Republic. A Set Of Oak Leaves And Swords To The Knight’s Cross, 1957 Version Auction An 1877 Gold Lord Dufferin

An 1877 Gold Lord Dufferin Governor General's Academic Medal - In solid 22K Gold

one minor enamel flake to enamels in the crown

now of the Royal Air Force (the Royal Naval Air Service having merged with the Royal Flying Corps

100 mm x 174 mm

all mounted to its medal bar via their respective period original ribbons

Germany, Federal Republic. A Set Of Oak Leaves And Swords To The Knight’s Cross, 1957 Version Auction An 1877 Gold Lord Dufferin(Eichenlaub und Schwertern zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). Instituted 15 July 1941. (1941 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed swords, topped by three detailed oak leaves, the reverse with intact attachment prongs curved into a loop, stamped with a silver content mark of 800, measuring 22. 47 mm (w) x 27. 26 mm (h), weighing 7. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.