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A Mint Cased Second War German Gold Grade Wound Badge By The Official Vienna Mint Archive Footnote: John Rofe Bales wasA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped gilt tombac; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin and a functional hinge catch assembly; an unmarked example by the Official Vienna Mint; measuring 36. 29 mm x 43. 80 mm; weighing 34. 9 grams.