Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Republic of perforated with four sets of

perforated with four sets of dual holes for sew-on attachment

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a printed message inscribed "Dera sir

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “DEM VERDIENSTE 1914” (“TO MERIT 1914”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint Republic of perforated with four sets of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with 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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 46 mm