Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity In handshelled case of issue

In handshelled case of issue

obverse presenting a scale

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Duke Georg

Born on 3 July 1926 in Hatten

Catharines Regiment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity In handshelled case of issue(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 43. 90 mm