Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Hold 1900: 2 years

1900: 2 years

He married after his discharge

About 30 of those medals were awarded in bronze

hold a rifle upright in his right hand against his side

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Hold 1900: 2 years(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 26 mm (w) x 43. 77 mm (h), weighing 34. 2 grams, in extremely fine condition.