Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class Gold Grade With Case, By Wächtler & Lange Buy Now when he retired and returned

when he retired and returned to Canada

maroon and yellow embroidery

scattered surface rust and silvering wear

measuring 45 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

05mm(height)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class Gold Grade With Case, By Wächtler & Lange Buy Now when he retired and returned(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker, I. Klasse in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central rosette set within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 49. 49 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h),