Germany, Federal Republic. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, 1957 Issue
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, 1957). An oval shaped blackened metal alloy; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a slender vertical pinback, with a functional hinge/catch assembly, measuring 37.03 mm (w) x 44.29 mm (h), weighing 12.2 grams, and in near very fine condition.

