Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, by B.H. Mayer

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of a silvered zink alloy, 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 a vertical pinback meeting an integrated round catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “26” for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36.56 mm (w) x 43.90 mm (h), weighing 24.9 grams, some oxidation and loss of finish evident, in overall better than very fine condition.