Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case and Stick Pin Miniature, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity within a ribbed ring bearing

within a ribbed ring bearing a raised inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD IS WITH US”) with oak leaves

he was drafted to the 1

Has been safely contained in original packet of issue that shows wear

3 mm (w) x 10 mm (h) ribbon bar and its 17 mm (w) x 3

The shako is flanked on each side by a raised decorative lion’s head

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case and Stick Pin Miniature, by the Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity within a ribbed ring bearing(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui und Anstecknadel). Constructed of gilded tombak, 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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint,