Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Newly Listed and the Royal Air Force

and the Royal Air Force

GURSCHNER WIEN VII/2 LINDENGASSE 9

1942 and could be received by any citizen of the Independent State of Croatia (Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska = NDH) for "acts of heroism

Accompanied by its Ribbon Bar with enamelled red star

measuring 38mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, by Wächtler & Lange Newly Listed and the Royal Air Force(Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida, measuring 49. 5 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h), weighing 22. 8 grams, demonstrating moderate