Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross without Swords, 1957 Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked "Luxenberg NEW YORK"

maker marked "Luxenberg NEW YORK" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

two rivets to reduce wear from rubbing

The AFAM is only awarded to junior personnel and is most often awarded to officers with the pay grade of O-4 and below

the interior bearing an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a maker’s code of “A4/117” and a secondary code of “046364”

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross without Swords, 1957 Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked "Luxenberg NEW YORK"(Ritterkreuz der Kriegsverdienstkreuzes ohne Schwerter). A Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross without Swords, constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top and bottom by ribbon, surrounding a pebbled void, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a raised date of 1939, the twelve oclock arm topped by two ribbed bars