Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1960

(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstück). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm topped by an eyelet retaining a suspension ring and period original length of neck ribbon, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a high-quality exhibition example produced for collector display and veteran replacement c. 1960, measuring 48.90 mm (w) x 54.54 mm (h), weighing 25.4 grams, in near mint condition.