A Mint Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue German Cross in Gold; Cloth Version by C. E Juncker

A fine quality manufacture, mint, German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold), issued by the Wehrmacht; Stoffausführung/Cloth version; hand embroidered example featuring a double-overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points, with the bottom outer layer for the cross in silver/aluminum threads; the cross features a fire gilded stamped circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year (1941), with the typical die-flaw on “9”, signature to “C. E. Juncker, Berlin”; the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red intertwined cord acting as a border around it; within the wreath is a densely embroidered black swastika (Hakenkreuz) with a silver/aluminum outer border; all on a field-gray wool base with a mostly intact black paper backer; measuring 72 mm x 72 mm; mint and unissued condition.