Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade

(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.16 mm (w) x 60.46 mm (h), weighing 41.2 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, in extremely fine condition.