Germany, Wehrmacht. An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38.22 mm (w) x 45.51 mm (h), weighing 9.0 grams, with loss of finish and some oxidation evident, a late-war example in very fine condition.

