Significant issues consistent with wartime veteran retrieval are evident
otherwise in fine condition)
The liner has separated from its interior frame entirely
most of the bronze finish has been lost and the centrepiece backplate is missing
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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive Significant issues consistent with wartime(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 23 mm (w) x 43. 77 mm (h),