Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Wilhelm Hobacher

(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy ground, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Hobacher, Vienna, measuring 42.08 mm (w) x 59.98 mm (h), weighing 29.1 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall better than very fine condition.