Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive during the Second Battle of

during the Second Battle of Ypres

indicating that examples such as that above were of early manufacture

The courses were intended for both males and females

3mm (h – inclusive of cross adorned crown suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive during the Second Battle of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 64 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h),