Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Archive It is signed by the

It is signed by the Oberst und Stellvertretender Kommandeur der 129 Infantry Division

including one featuring a 1914 Iron Cross and a Silver Grade Wound Badge

machine-embroidered silver eagle

Due to his ongoing medical condition

the reverse with a visible rivet holding the obverse eagle in place

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Archive It is signed by the(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, bearing a central raised rosette within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 85 mm (w) x 49. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 3 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed