Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field-Made Wound Badge, Gold Grade

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an immobile integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 35.08 mm (w) x 41.07 mm (h), weighing 16.6 grams, most of the gilt finish has been lost, a field-made example in overall very fine condition.