Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class With Swords, Gold Grade Hold the obverse bears a black

the obverse bears a black silhouette of the Kyffhäuser monument on a white enamel background above a black enamel iron cross paty

where he was later posted to the 1st Madras Infantry

attached to a rectangle of white

the lettering in silver bullion on a maroon felt background

on a dark blue wool backer and with black rayon backing

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class With Swords, Gold Grade Hold the obverse bears a black(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