Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, by Friedrich Orth, Vienna visually-hidden Lance Sergeant William James Barber

Lance Sergeant William James Barber was discharged upon demobilization at the Clearing Services Command in Halifax

demonstrating minor softening of details consistent with age and wear

one of which gives the less experienced pilots of his wing a tactical lesson with the aid of a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 model plane

5 mm (w) x 23 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring)

A fine quality picture frame

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Eastern Front Medal, by Friedrich Orth, Vienna visually-hidden Lance Sergeant William James Barber(Ostmedaille mit Insignien). An Eastern Front Medal, 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 a raised inscription of WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941 42 (WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941 42, above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop