Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 certificate_of_authenticity two rivets on the reverse

two rivets on the reverse

a superb presentation set to a Spanish Civil War veteran in extremely fine condition

where he was re-appointed Lieutenant and placed second-in-command on March 11

the youngest of seven boys

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 certificate_of_authenticity two rivets on the reverse(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a frosted neusilber frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet which retains a suspension ring and original length of neck