the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/103” for Carl Poellath
ribbon bar with "V" Device pinned in place to its original ribbon)
measuring 72 mm (w) x 25 mm (h) x 124 mm (l)
reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gilt crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled ring in the form of a buckled belt
published by The English Universities Press
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class In Silver Auction Archive the reverse marked with a(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, 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, unmarked, measuring 49. 95 mm (w) x 49. 71 mm (h), weighing 22. 4 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and some verdigris is visible to