Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Auction In die stamped

In die stamped

rim impressed 273073  PTE

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Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Auction In die stamped(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, overlaid by a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the