Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Issue Gold Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint Auction A white enamelled cross pattée

A white enamelled cross pattée in silver gilt with crossed swords affixed to body centre

reverse engraved Scharf (name scratched away) Gruppensieger in the 12km Mannschafts-Lauf

maker marked with the N

a very rare and desirable set of Epaulettes in top quality and condition

Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Issue Gold Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint Auction A white enamelled cross pattée(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 clip hinge and round vertical pinback meeting an integrated pinback, unmarked but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 6 mm