Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, by Eugen Schmidthäussler

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “28” for Eugen Schmidthäussler, Pforzheim, measuring 36.64 mm (w) x 44.10 mm (h), weighing 26.9 grams, minor loss of gilt evident, in overall better than very fine condition.