Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive 3mm (h – inclusive of

3mm (h – inclusive of cross adorned crown suspension)

measuring 45 mm (w) x 58 mm (h))

indicating that examples such as that above were of early manufacture

exhibiting light soiling and wear on the interior lining and in the armpits

with two wide red stripes on a black background appearing on both sides

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive 3mm (h – inclusive of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 64 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h),