Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class In Silver Auction Archive reverse with a central black

reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gilt crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt

and popular support for civil liberties and the permanence of free institutions

published by The English Universities Press

ribbon bar with "V" Device pinned in place to its original ribbon)

the obverse centre presenting the full-face portrait of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes within a blue enamelled ring inscribed CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES 1868

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class In Silver Auction Archive reverse with a central black(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, bearing a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 95 mm (w) x 49. 71 mm (h), weighing 22. 4 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and some verdigris is visible to