Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Tank Badge by Friedrich Linden
(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge, topped by a Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with logo of maker Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid, measuring 42.29 mm (w) x 60.82 mm (h), weighing 33.0 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

