Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Archive Footnote: The 2nd Regiment of

Footnote: The 2nd Regiment of the line was in the 5th Division commanded by General Bachlu at the Battle of Waterloo

scattered silvering wear on the two Second World War medals

as a reserve unit for the expected Allied invasion of France

presenting the same Anchor cross with wreath and surmounting crown

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern People’s Merit Decoration, I Class In Gold, With Case Archive Footnote: The 2nd Regiment of(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker, I. Klasse in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed starburst, bearing a central raised rosette set within a circular laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with ribbed inner and outer edges, the reverse with a barrel hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 96 mm (w) x 49. 73 mm (h),