Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction 1945 in the 5th Marine

1945 in the 5th Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima

hallmarked and engraved "C-49398" on the reverse

A Document in Remembrance of the Passing of Military Traditions to the 3rd Battalion of the Mountain Troop Regiment99

bearing a silvered date of “1921” topped by oak leaves and a raised Stahlhelm insignia

76 mm (w) x 37

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction 1945 in the 5th Marine(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39. 02 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h), weighing 13. 5 grams,