Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class Gold Grade with Case Auction Archive within a ribbed wreath borders

within a ribbed wreath borders bearing the inscription “Blut und Ehre” (Blood and Honour)

insignia in white metal

scattered wear in the copper-coloured gilt

tasked with defending the western frontier of Germany

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class Gold Grade with Case Auction Archive within a ribbed wreath borders(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker 1. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). 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, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,