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

the underside of the left pouch stamped "BBA" and dated "1947" in red ink

Between 1928 and 1932 Beister was also a member of the SA

The interior of the helmet is lined with a hunter green canvas-type lining with an additional thick red felt partial liner at the top

(Kragenspiegel Abzeichen)

also set with diamonds and surrounded by square cut garnets

Germany, Federal Republic. A Mint Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 Buy Now the underside of the left(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by a loop and suspension ring retaining an original length of neck ribbon, the