Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Auction is the Sovereign of the

is the Sovereign of the order

1914 (dated August 27

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otherwise extremely fine and scarce

on a off-white card stock

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Auction is the Sovereign of the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and reverse pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 56 mm (w) x 44. 31 mm (h), weighing 22. 4 grams, most of the gilt has been lost, in overall better than very fine condition.