German Cross in Silver
Post-War – Deutsches Kreuz in Silver (DKiS) by L/58 - Rudolf Souval of Vienna. Souval made awards during the war and afterwards.
Maker marked L/58 on the pin. L/58 is the wartime LDO number for the company Rudolf Souval.
These in silver are rather hard to find, wartime original is easy 5000 euros.
A great quality badge in excellent condition. No damages!
Has the typical Souval catch that was used for the early badges.
This specimen is most likely produced around 1960-1965.
In our opinion this is a very nice placeholder for a uniform or for someone not looking to spend thousands for an original.
Early Post-War: Several German award and dagger manufacturers continued to after the war. Most customers for these badges and daggers were German veterans as well as Allied soldiers who wanted to take home souvenirs after the war. Rudolf Souval made badges post war as early as the late 1940’s. The later 1957 series of badges were unpopular among most German veterans, with their desire to keep the swastika. In a noteworthy record, Souval continued to make badges with original wartime hardware and continued to use their L/58 marking all the way into 1966. These type pieces, with obvious differences to war time badges, were not made to deceive collectors. Production of badges and daggers was welcomed in post-war Germany.
