Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class In Silver consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted October 7

Instituted October 7

on an equally forest-green embroidered backer

paper covering peeling on the back edge

and Panzer Assault Badge in Silver Award Certificate (issued to Unteroffizier (Sergeant) Josef Cieslick (his named spelled incorrectly with an additional "c")

only two slight enamel lose on bottom of palms

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class In Silver consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted October 7(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