An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge By The Official Mint Of Vienna Auction but was also nominated for

but was also nominated for the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross by Erich von Manstein

77 mm x 195 mm

In red case of issue

and is commemorated on page 499 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge By The Official Mint Of Vienna Auction but was also nominated forA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; solid oval shaped silvered tombac; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a integral catch; maker marked 30 for Hauptmnzamt Wien on the reverse; measuring 43. 80 mm x 36. 36 mm; weighing 33. 6 grams; in near extremely fine condition with nearly all of its original silvering