Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Hold the French colonial orders also

the French colonial orders also required that a certain number of years had to have been spent in the tropics or overseas to be eligible - in this case

" Beginning in June 1966

maker marked "FREDERICO COSTA CONDECORAÇÕES" on the reverse cartouche

British War Medal (871626 C

The interior of the shell is surrounded by a zink alloy ring

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Bravery Decoration, I Class in Gold Hold the French colonial orders also(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse Gold mit Schwertern). Instituted 14 July 1942. (1942 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 91 mm (w) x