Germany. A Black Grade Wound Badge Auction Archive 200 mm x 295 mm

200 mm x 295 mm

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Germany. A Black Grade Wound Badge Auction Archive 200 mm x 295 mmAn example of a well preserved third reich period Black Grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz); constructed of oval shaped blackened bronze; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 36. 90