Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade certificate_of_authenticity dated 17 July 1939

dated 17 July 1939

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade certificate_of_authenticity dated 17 July 1939(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, 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 a vertical pinback meeting an integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 56 mm (w) x 43. 88 mm (h), weighing 24. 6 grams, some loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely