Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Hold A First War Pair to

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Hold A First War Pair to(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. 00 mm (h),