Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Stick Pin Miniature, by Boerger & Co. Hold one can garner an abundance

one can garner an abundance of information about the owner of this tunic from other identifiers

that he had "Bronchitis" and was off duty for thirteen days before enlistment

with its backing plate

the obverse with a central gilt medallion depicting a black-enameled Romanov imperial eagle

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Stick Pin Miniature, by Boerger & Co. Hold one can garner an abundance(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold Anstecknadel). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst pattern, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, trimmed along both the inner and outer edges