Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade certificate_of_authenticity Des Moines

Des Moines

The fly closes with five vertically-arranged black bakelite buttons meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the opposite side

An Ärmelschild Kuban

suspending by elaborated silver bar suspension of stalks of sorghum also in black patina

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade certificate_of_authenticity Des Moines(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 an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 58 mm (w) x 44. 25 mm (h), weighing 24. 8 grams with loss of finish evident