Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of obverse centre in blue enamel

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

the Order of the Dragon of Annam was abolished and replaced by the National Order of Vietnam which was later retained and revised by the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with Spanish-style buckle and pinback

Latrobe and Junee

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of obverse centre in blue enamel(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,