Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, by the Vienna Mint

(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 an integral catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “30” for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36.19 mm (w) x 43.74 mm (h), weighing 24.7 grams, most of the gilt finish had been lost and some oxidation is evident, in overall fair condition.