Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Wound Badges Hold with patina and expected wear

with patina and expected wear

7" on the reverse

finished in a matte black on the obverse and in a light brown on the reverse

Instituted 31 December 1578

some taken in Africa

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Wound Badges Hold with patina and expected wear(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of Wound Badges, including: 1. A Gold Grade award, first pattern, constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 82 mm