Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, by Hermann Aurich

(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped hinge and a crimped round wire catch; maker marked with the stylized logo of “Hermann Aurich, Dresden”; measuring 41.66 mm (w) x 60.11 mm (h); weighing 26.9 grams; in overall extremely fine condition.

Footnote: This Tank Badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante, author of “The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II - A Collectors Guide to the German Close Combat Clasp of World War II”