Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold certificate_of_authenticity on short section of original

on short section of original neck ribbon

engraver marked "BRENET" and "DENON DIREXIT"

Of extremely high quality make in toned silver & red bullion

rim impressed 433062 PTE

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold certificate_of_authenticity on short section of original(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, the reverse with a barren hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked, measuring 49. 92 mm (w) x 49. 62 mm (h), weighing 24. 0 grams, demonstrating total