Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna Province of China Bonaventure

Bonaventure

the frame measuring 140 mm (w) x 120 mm (h) overall

the reverse of each embroidered with five blackened magnetic metal hooks for uniform attachment

The scene at Petawawa had now dras­ti­cally changed

the other in silvered and gilt bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna Province of China BonaventureA 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 44. 54 mm (w) x 44. 81