A Second War German Gold Grade Wound Badge by B.H. Mayer

A second war German “Verwundetenabzeichen”; oval shaped gilt feinzink; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, an integrated metal hinge, and an integrated catch; maker marked “26” for “B.H. Mayer, Kunstprägeanstallt, Pforzheim” on the reverse; measuring 43.96 mm x 36.65 mm; weighing 22.8 grams; with nearly all of its original gilt remaining. (C: 154)