Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange Archive Source: Military Antiques and Collectibles

Source: Military Antiques and Collectibles of the Great War A Canadian Collection

similarly bearing eight notches

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composed of a silver gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Medal, I Class In Gold With Swords And Case, By Wächtler & Lange Archive Source: Military Antiques and Collectibles(Ostvolkmedaille I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, with a central rosette within a circular laurel wreath, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 100 for Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 49. 53 mm (w) x 49. 28 mm