Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, by Hymmen & Co.

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with code “L/53” for maker Hymmen & Co., Lüdenscheid, measuring 36.58 mm (w) x 44.07 mm (h), weighing 25.7 grams, in better than very fine condition.