Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Hold A First War Pair to

A First War Pair to Military Medal Recipient of the Skilled Railway Employees - (2125049 C

1940 as Kapitän zur See and Commander of the Auxiliary Cruiser "Thor"

gilt metal insignia

dark patinas and bruising evident on the South African service medals

and rolled gilt embroidery

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Hold A First War Pair to(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around 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. 74 mm (w) x 44. 00 mm (h),