Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge Hold surrounded by a laurel and

surrounded by a laurel and oak leaf wreath

Mounted to an American-style suspension with four push pins

unmarked but known to have been made by C

with a reinstitution date of “1939” on the six o’clock arm

A postcard depicting Reichsminister Joseph Goebbels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge Hold surrounded by a laurel and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 35. 95 mm (w) x 43. 64 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, with some loss of finish evident, a late