Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction measuring 46 mm x 52

measuring 46 mm x 52 mm

on the main road from Amiens to Arras and is commemorated on page 130 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

badges are made in stamped aluminum

a large circular silver medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction measuring 46 mm x 52(Verwundetendabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on a pebbled field, on top of crossed swords, within an oval laurel wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 24 mm (w) x 43. 76 (h), weighing 34. 3 grams, accompanied by its period original case of