Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction obverse shows red velvet cross

obverse shows red velvet cross

1944 he was awarded the 1st Class Iron Cross

re-engaged with the Royal Navy on May 20

without damage of any kind

a hard covered booklet

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction obverse shows red velvet cross(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, the reverse with a barren hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked, measuring 49. 92 mm (w) x 49. 62 mm (h), weighing 24. 0 grams, demonstrating total