Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Gold, Heavy Version, by C.E. Juncker Hold chipping evident in the white

chipping evident in the white enamels on the centrepiece ring)

1916 to November 1

Instituted May 26

1852-1870 Issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Gold, Heavy Version, by C.E. Juncker Hold chipping evident in the white(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular gilt laurel leaf, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red enameled