Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic including an Imperial Heer EM/NCO’s

including an Imperial Heer EM/NCO’s buckle

Footnote: The National Order of Merit was instituted on October 8

but no serious enamel damage)

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic including an Imperial Heer EM/NCO’s(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 46 mm