Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, by B.H. Mayer
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of a silvered zink alloy, 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 a vertical pinback meeting an integrated round catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “26” for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36.47 mm (w) x 43.50 mm (h), weighing 21.8 grams, loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.

