Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac issued 22 September 1942

issued 22 September 1942

All very fine to extremely fine condition

ending in two acorns

and Third Class in white metal

Luzon / Yangtze Patrol / for Privations / during Yangtze / Blockade / 1937-38" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac issued 22 September 1942(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacturer by