Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 36.58 mm (w) x 44.25 mm (h), weighing 24.8 grams with loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine condition.