Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, By Carl Poellath consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (yellow lettering and blue border screen-printed on maroon canvas

(garnisonsverwendungfähig Heimat)

all onto an olive-green rayon backer

and with spare narrow ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, By Carl Poellath consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps(Ostmedaille). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 36. 15 mm (w) x 44. 21 mm (h), weighing 19. 0 grams,