Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude each with the "HANS RUDOLF

each with the "HANS RUDOLF SCHULZE" artist credit

Accompanied by a framed black and white photograph of Beckley

the obverse with an oval silver medallion depicting a lion holding a shield

Thurmann took U-553 out on nine patrols in 1941 and 1942

the reverse a female figure wearing a suit of armour

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude each with the "HANS RUDOLF(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,