Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac obverse illustrating General Karol Swierczewski

obverse illustrating General Karol Swierczewski

centre shows the coat of arms under Franco’s Spain

He died on February 27th

marked 835 JL under the pin

The book begins with a Foreword by Commanding General H

Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac obverse illustrating General Karol Swierczewski(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet retaining a suspension ring and period original length of neck ribbon,