Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse with central shields

the obverse with central shields bearing Wehrmacht and Spanish Falange

the latter is attributed to Hans Kuhn and dated to Paris in 1942

delicate pin

A First War Group to the Rifle Brigade

Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse with central shields(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron with gilded metal, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and gilded frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original length of neck