Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of The Order of Civil Merit

The Order of Civil Merit was instituted on 25 June 1953 and awarded for service to the state or to the Arab cause

the I Class in Gold (in reference to grade

overlaid by a sword superimposed on a mobile swastika

the regiment was known for most of its existence as The Halton Rifles until 1931 when the regiment was renamed as The Lorne Rifles (Scottish)

the rescue team would be able to easily spot the survivor in the water

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval United Republic of The Order of Civil Merit(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