Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Province of China for the first time in

for the first time in United States history

surmounted by a crown and backed by a fasces

chipping evident in the blue enamels to the left of the arms

8 between pages 482 and 483) and printed in black ink on a coated paper stock

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Province of China for the first time in(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered 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, measuring 36. 67