Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, Type 3 with Case Archive the reverse offers dual stays

the reverse offers dual stays

On 1 April 1943

Missing are the Arctic Star and Air Crew Star

while the interior of the throat retains a functional spring catch to firmly hold the knife in place during storage

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold, Type 3 with Case Archive the reverse offers dual stays(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, with a classic