Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Collector’s Version, by Rudolf Souval, c.1965 GTRexclude The inside of the tunic

The inside of the tunic is lined in a steel blue nylon-cotton blend

Printed in two-colour ink (two with blue

with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed “FJ” in gilt

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion depicting a red cross

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross in Gold, Collector’s Version, by Rudolf Souval, c.1965 GTRexclude The inside of the tunic(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 58 for Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 65. 33 mm (w) x 65. 76 mm (h), weighing 49. 7 grams, demonstrating some flecking and loss of finish to the enamels and metal, respectively, a collectors version produced c.