Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity issued by Arbeitsgaues XXX on

issued by Arbeitsgaues XXX on 25 October 1938

maker marked “Deschler & Sohn - München” on reverse

The chinstrap rests upon the cap’s visor

7 mm and 15

The finest example of this type

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity issued by Arbeitsgaues XXX on(Verwundetenabzeichen). An ovular badge constructed of silvered tombac, the obverse bearing a central Stahlhelm overlaid with a mobile swastika, superimposed over two upwards facing crossed swords on a pebbled background, encompassed by a laurel leaf wreath tied with a ribbon in a bow at the bottom, the reverse is plain, unmarked and bears a vertical pinback with a flat wire catch, measuring 36. 41 mm (w) x 43. 89 mm (h), weighing 32. 9 grams, very