EASTERN PEOPLES DECORATION 1ST CLASS IN GOLD (NON-COMBAT) AWARD

.( Verdienstauszeichnung für Ostvölker)1ST CLASS GOLD GRADE OSTVOLK DECORATION FOR MERIT ON THE EASTERNNot maker marked, This is the type with the domed cut out back. In its hard-shelled case of issue, gilt Ostvolk Decoration for Merit on the Eastern Front insignia on the lid, slotted medal bed, scuffed exterior, case very fine.Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples (German: Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung für Ostvölker) was a military and paramilitary award of Nazi Germany. Established on 14 July 1942, it was bestowed on personnel from the former Soviet Union (Ostvolk in German, literally 'Eastern people'), who volunteered to fight alongside German forces. The Medal is sometimes called the Ostvolk Medal or Eastern People's Medal, (German: Ostvolkmedaille).