Germany, Heer. An Afrikakorps Tropical Field Tunic for Enlisted Ranks, First Pattern Auction Archive Footnote: this method of covering Footnote: this method of covering silver (other metals) in thin sheet of gold was achieved by artisan slowly hammering thin sheet of gold around the object until the gold covering took a shape of the object the obverse presents a superimposed white Maltese cross with a small cluster of nine smooth rays in each quadrant Stitched onto the upper right breast just above the corresponding pocket is an insignia consisting of a golden brown rayon base bearing a machine embroidered silver grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika and which is reinforced on the reverse with machine stitched darts