Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction The unusual construction of this

The unusual construction of this example possibly reflects Finnish or other Axis manufacture

chippin and loss evident in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring)

He was also Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union in Schoneberg

only small cracks in the dial near the 5 o’clock edge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction The unusual construction of this(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber 1. Modell). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 52 mm (w) x 44. 40 mm(h), weighing 8. 5 grams, a