Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class With Swords, Gold Grade Auction Archive inscribed with the name of

inscribed with the name of the award in lettering

135 mm (w) x 202 mm (h) x 15 mm (d)

obverse depicting a white enamel cross with blue surround inscribed LIBERTAS ET PATRIA and a surmounting eagle

graduating as a Lieutenant

marked n reverse with “1” for maker Deschler & Sohn

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class With Swords, Gold Grade Auction Archive inscribed with the name of(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker 1. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star overlaid by crossed swords, with a central six petalled rosette, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath with a ribbed border, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 78