Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of A bronze gilt cross

A bronze gilt cross

Accompanied by a research paper

obverse centre in blue enamel with monogram of Max Joseph (a cursive "MJK")

the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “61” for Rudolf Karneth & Söhne

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of A bronze gilt cross(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, the former maker marked with LDO code L58 for Rudolf Souval, Vienna,