Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Republic of and with the remaining three

and with the remaining three labeled “Visit of Secretary of State Engineer Ganzenmüller” on the reverse

three die-holes above the fleur-de-lis where a badge(s) once resided

marked Sterling - Birks

the exterior bearing a raised and finely-detailed depiction of the Fallschirmjäger Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Republic of and with the remaining three(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oblong plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by