Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Archive a very scarce early version

a very scarce early version

inside of an ornate laurel wreath

circumscribed “Albertus Animosus” (Latin - Albrecht the Merciful)

machine-embroidered silver eagle

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 a very scarce early version(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