Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, By Moritz Hausch Auction Archive a rare Carpathian German Decoration

a rare Carpathian German Decoration (Karpatendeutsche Ehrenzeichen)

Light Version - Light Version

crimped ball hinge

a British base located in the Sind Desert about twenty miles east of Karachi in western India

leather base with a concentric circles design

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, By Moritz Hausch Auction Archive a rare Carpathian German Decoration(Ostmedaille). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a central raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse with an inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 127 for maker Moritz