Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Auction affixed to a 91 mm-long

affixed to a 91 mm-long pole

as female succession was forbidden in the constitution

the latter retaining a period original full-length neck ribbon constructed of black rayon with machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire tresses trimming both the top and bottom edges

demonstrating total loss of finish and extensive oxidation to the decoration

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Auction affixed to a 91 mm-long(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked