Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, Hohl Verbödet Variant Democratic Republic of the inscribed "KING'S MEDAL FOR SERVICE"

inscribed "KING'S MEDAL FOR SERVICE" in gold-coloured ink on the lid

the announcement appearing in the Second Supplement to the London Gazette 37447 of Friday

the interior bearing a handwritten dedication to “Yuri Vasilievich Yandovsky”

The blade is embedded into the hilt and is firm to it

Also included are 2 photographs of the ships on which Robinson served and encountered throughout his career in the Royal Navy such as HMS Mounsey and HMS Tyrian

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, Hohl Verbödet Variant Democratic Republic of the inscribed "KING'S MEDAL FOR SERVICE"(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber 1. Form). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath with scalloped edges, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and narrow flattened pinback meeting a flattened angular catch, unmarked but demonstrating all of the hallmarks of an early Hohl Verbdet, measuring 38. 50 mm (w) x