reinforcing bars to enable a concrete barrier to be formed on and secured to the panel in the preferred embodiment the anchors include soil reinforcing elements and connectors are provided intermediate the height of the panel for connection to the soil reinforcing element to the panels application_number US 26274694 A description referring now to fig1 the earthen formation being retained is designated by the letter 34 e 34 and is shown as being retained by a soil reinforced wall comprised of welded wire mats 10 embedded within the formation face panels 12 are secured to the mats 10 through connectors 14 the mats 10 panels 12 and connectors 14 and the manner in which they are placed within the formation to provide the wall may be as disclosed in u s pat no 4 993 879 to william k hilfiker the inventor herein the top panels of the present invention shown in fig1 and 3 are designated by the letters quote 34 p 1 34 34 p 2 34 and 34 p 3 34 these panels differ from one another only in their height their heights are selected so as to complement the grade of the earthen formation and accommodate the different levels of the topmost face panels disposed therebeneath each of the panels 34 p 1 34 34 p 2 34 and 34 p 3 34 has a width corresponding to that of the face panel.