Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, B.h. Mayer Design certificate_of_authenticity (Luftwaffe Postkarte mit Unterschrift)

(Luftwaffe Postkarte mit Unterschrift)

marked "ИЛ" on the upper arm and maker marked "ЗДУАРАЪ" (Eduard) on the lower arm on the obverse

measuring 35 mm x 39 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension)

constructed of coppered aluminum

with additional evidence of removal of the original tassel leaving a hole

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, B.h. Mayer Design certificate_of_authenticity (Luftwaffe Postkarte mit Unterschrift)(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a vaulted oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but