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 barrel hinge and vertical pin meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37.64 mm (w) x 43.43 mm (h), weighing 12.5 grams, some loss of finish evident, in overall very fine condition.

