Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction measures 58 mm (w) x

measures 58 mm (w) x 34

without damage of any kind

Riveted to the peak is an insignia consisting of a gilded bronze plate bearing a central crowned Bavarian coat of arms

which fold back to reveal an olive-drab rayon underlay

re-engaged with the Royal Navy on May 20

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction measures 58 mm (w) x(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