Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna visually-hidden scattered holes evident throughout)

scattered holes evident throughout)

was awarded the World War II Victory Medal

85mm (h – inclusive of integral crown)

with a slotted light blue felt medal bed

the spine perforated with four holes perforated with magnetic metal grommets through which is looped a drawstring that maintains the album’s structural integrity

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval, Vienna visually-hidden scattered holes evident throughout)A 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