Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 36.62 mm (w) x 44.28 mm (h), weighing 27.3 grams, some loss of silver finish evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.