Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction With three clasps on the

With three clasps on the suspension ribbon

pleasing dark patina

Riveted to the peak is an insignia consisting of a gilded bronze plate bearing a central crowned Bavarian coat of arms

without damage of any kind

a hard covered booklet

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Auction With three clasps on the(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, the reverse with a barren hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked, measuring 49. 92 mm (w) x 49. 62 mm (h), weighing 24. 0 grams, demonstrating total