Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36.90 mm (w) x 44.29 mm (h), minor loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.

