Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge in Black by Alois Rettenmeyer
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, 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, marked with code “16” for maker Alois Rettenmeyer, Schwabisch-Gmünd, measuring 37.42 mm (w) x 44.41 mm (h), weighing 12.9 grams, in extremely fine condition.

