Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Hold measuring 64 mm (h) x

measuring 64 mm (h) x 48

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Hold measuring 64 mm (h) x(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, 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 clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 45 mm