Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, with Period Case by Friedrich Linden Auction the obverse bearing a Patriarchal

the obverse bearing a Patriarchal cross in blue enamel

blue enamelled highlight plate in the voided area of the centrepiece

Nickel-silver fixtures are riveted to both the tip and throat

the obverse bearing a central raised droptail-style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, with Period Case by Friedrich Linden Auction the obverse bearing a Patriarchal(Ostmedaille mit Etui). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OST 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, unmarked, measuring 36. 14 mm (w) x 44. 68 mm (h), weighing