Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, with Case certificate_of_authenticity partially enamelled

partially enamelled

obverse illustrating the Canadian Artillery Corps insignia in the centre surrounded by the inscription "CANADIAN RESERVE ARTILLERY" above and "ATHLETIC ASSOC

44 mm in diameter at the base x 93 mm in height

but also with a scattered light chips in the paint

in silver gilt (marked “800” for silver content reverse)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold, with Case certificate_of_authenticity partially enamelled(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Etui). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central raised rosette, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 94 mm (w) x 49. 52 mm (h), weighing 21. 8 grams,