Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Bravery Decoration, I Class In Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac silver thread

silver thread

weighing 216 grams

constructed of iron

06 mm (w) x 52

the obverse with pebbled arms and with a central wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Bravery Decoration, I Class In Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac silver thread(Ostvolkmedaille, I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, overlaid by a central rosette set 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, measuring 49. 22 mm (w) x 49. 12 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams, a rare example retaining most of its