Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in an enameled metal shield

in an enameled metal shield

surrounded by an elegant enameled blue ring inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1870

Weighs (with ribbon) 18

proceeding to his new unit on August 18th and placed on command with them on the 24th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in an enameled metal shield(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 raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 73 mm (w) x 44. 11 mm