Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39.03 mm (w) x 43.79 mm (h), weighing 13.1 grams, with loss of finish consistent with wear evident throughout, in very fine condition.