Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Stick Pin Miniature, by Boerger & Co. GTRexclude Design Type I

Design Type I

numbered 665 on reverse

5 cm (w) x 95

the obverse bearing a double-stamped inscription of “STALAG 344” and an identification number of “31018”

gilt metal eagle between the crown and wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Stick Pin Miniature, by Boerger & Co. GTRexclude Design Type I(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