Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity light contact on the white

light contact on the white enamels of the Breast Star

middle build

The letter carries his signature in blue ink

evidence of period repair to the hinge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge certificate_of_authenticity light contact on the white(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 35. 95 mm (w) x 43. 64 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, with some loss of finish evident, a late