Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By The Vienna Mint Archive with Officers

with Officers

The latter pocket also exhibits a maker's label sewn on the inside

In the 1950s and 60s

Upper in cotton with a wide central white stripe flanked by wide navy stripes on either side

a ribbon banner in its beak inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (One Out of Many)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By The Vienna Mint Archive with Officers(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on a pebbled field, on top of crossed swords, within an oval laurel wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 20 mm (w) x 43. 75 (h), weighing 23. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.