Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Auction 600 mm (shoulder to cuff)

600 mm (shoulder to cuff) and 532 mm (total length)

with traces of gilt remaining on medal rim and gold suspension ring

358 and awarded to non-commissioned officers and soldiers who served actively for at least sixteen years in the Royal Army

spine inscribed "The Worlds Greatest War

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Auction 600 mm (shoulder to cuff)(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around 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, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 74 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h),