Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, by the Official Vienna Mint
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with code “30” indicating manufacture by the Official Vienna Mint, measuring 36.19 mm (w) x 43.75 mm (h), weighing 25.0 grams, in better than very fine condition.

