Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Heavy Version, by Godet & Co.

(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a double-overlaid eight-pointed radiant starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc bearing a raised black enameled mobile swastika, within a stamped gilt laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a raised date of “1941”, with red enameled rings trimming both the interior and exterior of the wreath, the reverse with six visible rivets securing the obverse features in place, with a barrel hinge and flattened tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “21” for Godet & Co., Berlin, measuring 64.33 mm (w) x 64.35 mm (h), weighing 57.0 grams, a heavy version in extremely fine condition.