Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 31mm (h) (to top of

31mm (h) (to top of crown suspension)

issued 22 September 1942

Luzon / Yangtze Patrol / for Privations / during Yangtze / Blockade / 1937-38" on the reverse

and Third Class in white metal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 31mm (h) (to top of(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacturer by