Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, with Case certificate_of_authenticity in silver gilt (marked “800”

in silver gilt (marked “800” for silver content reverse)

A short typewritten letter from Schwieger to “ERNST FRITZ KATZ” of Frankfurt-am-Main

44 mm in diameter at the base x 93 mm in height

850 ton Devonshire Class Armoured Cruiser H

constructed of dark blue wool

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, with Case certificate_of_authenticity in silver gilt (marked “800”(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Etui). 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 wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 94 mm (w) x 49. 52 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams,