G237.)RUSSIAN FRONT MEDAL WITH PAPER ISSUE PACKET: pristine specimen of the Russian Front Medal with intact gun metal blue finish, tarnished silver frosted rim and helmet/grenade motif. Reverse is gun metal blued too and shows light toning only. Ring is die-struck with maker's code '19' Comes in 2x4" tan paper packet with printed label 'Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42 Ostmedaille'. Reverse of packet is printed with maker 'E.Frd.Wiedmann, Frankfurt am Main' which matches the '19' maker's code. Comes with its original brown tissue paper wrapper and folded length of ribbon. EXC++++