Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Archive inscribed "Adalbert Matkowsky" at the

inscribed "Adalbert Matkowsky" at the upper left

Jose Arrazola De Cardenas - of the famous Spanish Blue Division

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1901 during a private visit to Denmark by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra (KCMG)

Type II style indicated by the scaled arms (1871-1919)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Peoples Merit Decoration, I Class in Gold Archive inscribed "Adalbert Matkowsky" at the(Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker I. Klasse in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central rosette situated within a circular laurel wreath, the reverse with a barren hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked, measuring 49. 92 mm (w) x 49. 62 mm (h), weighing 24. 0 grams, demonstrating total