Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of A 1935 Wiedersehensfeier der Maschinengewehr/Machine

A 1935 Wiedersehensfeier der Maschinengewehr/Machine Gun Scharfschützen Abteilung 50

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reverse stamped in green ink "Zur Erinnerung an die Verleihung des Gaudiplems / 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of A 1935 Wiedersehensfeier der Maschinengewehr/Machine(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. 12 mm (h),