Germany. An Eastern Winter Campaign Medal Auction Archive marked "STER" (Sterling) and "+

marked "STER" (Sterling) and "+ 1/20 10K" (Gold) on the reverse

Hand embroidered in silvery flat and round wire threads

5 mm in depth including the stem and wristband loops

but had to pay with great loss of life

Germany. An Eastern Winter Campaign Medal Auction Archive marked "STER" (Sterling) and "+An example of a second war period Eastern Winter Campaign Medal (Winterschlacht im Osten 1941 42 Medaille); constructed of silvered and patinated zink; with a large national eagle on the obverse clutching a swastika (Hakenkreuz) and a leftward facing Stahlhelm on the top with horizontally oriented stick grenade; the reverse Winterschlacht im Osten 1941 42 (Winter Battle in the East 1941 42) in all capital letters with a crossed sword and laurel wreath