Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 1st Cl. by R. Souval of Vienna; Screwback Version

An example of a of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse”; a cross pattee of multi-piece construction, with a blackened iron core (magnetic), within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re-institution date “1939” in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a threaded round nut soldered to the center of the cross, and a removable backing plate with a threaded stud for uniform attachment; maker marked “L58” for “Rudolf Souval, Wien”; measuring 44.3mm (w) x 44.1 mm (h); weighing 24.3 grams; in extremely fine condition. In fitted black case of issue.