Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Decoration, I Class In Silver With Swords GTRexclude and after four weeks hospitalization

and after four weeks hospitalization

after which he served in France from October 1915 to January 1916

screen-printed in red and blue inks

one Sergeant

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Decoration, I Class In Silver With Swords GTRexclude and after four weeks hospitalization(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Angehrige der Ostvlker, I. Klasse in Silber mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, bearing a central wreathed rosette pierced through the centre by crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 25 mm (w) x 49. 11 mm (h), weighing 21. 6 grams, in extremely fine