Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 35.95 mm (w) x 43.64 mm (h), weighing 23.6 grams, with some loss of finish evident, a late-war example in near extremely fine condition.

