Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the revere with a integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36.53 mm (W) x 44.20 mm (h), weighing 24.5 grams, with moderate chipping and loss of finish evident, in very fine condition.