Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade
(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 wreathed mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the “AS” triangle logo of a widely-documented but unidentified manufacturer, measuring 42.76 mm (w) x 62.81 mm (h), weighing 21.9 grams, a striking example in extremely fine condition.

