Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Republic of 1 Clasp - NATO-OTAN (in

1 Clasp - NATO-OTAN (in cupro-nickel

marked "Im Dampfe keimfrei gemacht" (Release in Steam)

demonstrating minor flecking and chipping to the enamels of both the arms and sword clasp

three die-holes above the fleur-de-lis where a badge(s) once resided

An Imperial German Group of Six - Mounted as worn German style

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Republic of 1 Clasp - NATO-OTAN (in(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oblong plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by