Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive 5 mm (h) inclusive if

5 mm (h) inclusive if its eagle suspension

The scabbard is fairly fragile yet intact

reverse with central number “8” circumscribed by inscription “Für treue Dienste in der Polizei” (“For Faithful Service in the Police”)

As matches were a rare

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive 5 mm (h) inclusive if(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 2 mm (w) x 43. 7 mm (h), worn example, in very fine condition.