Help with unknown DDR medals

[Finnishlion142]

Happy Holidays everyone, I pick up these Medals for a $1.00 each. Would anyone happen to know what these medals are? and when they were first est.?

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/7...2903440498.jpg

[torstenbel]

this thread here will tell you a little more about your medals http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=herder and wiki tells us that it was first awarded in 1957 http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herder-Medaille Cheers, Torsten.

[Gordon Craig]

Torsten,

Interesting info on this medal.

Finnishlion142,

Thanks for posting the medal.

Regards,

Gordon