Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna Auction Accompanied by a miniature badge

Accompanied by a miniature badge with ribbon

featuring an eagle insignia consisting of twisted

The 226th Battalion (Men of the North)

near mint condition with folding creases

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna Auction Accompanied by a miniature badgeA 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