Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965

 (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstück). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber 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 a loop and suspension ring retaining an original length of neck ribbon, the twelve o’clock arm double-stamped with a silver content number of “800”, otherwise unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a museum-quality exhibition example produced by the firm of Rudolf Souval, Vienna, c. 1965, unmarked, measuring 48.95 mm (w) x 54.59 mm (h), weighing 20.9 grams, in near mint condition.