Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field-Made Wound Badge, Gold Grade Newly Listed ranging from 1607-1898

ranging from 1607-1898

covered by the Light Cruisers LEIPZIG

11 Personnel Depot in Vancouver on September 27th

There are two variations of this award: for civilians (without swords) and for military personnel (with swords)

that had been captured by the Germans in 1914 and renamed Libau

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field-Made Wound Badge, Gold Grade Newly Listed ranging from 1607-1898(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an immobile integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 35. 08 mm (w) x 41. 07 mm (h), weighing 16. 6 grams, most of the gilt