Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Wernstein Auction the reverse with a central

the reverse with a central light blue enameled medallion with a silver gilt Hessian lion

sailors of the Navy

for his Second World War service

with embossed Bronze Star Medal insignia and War Office Seal

published in 1938

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Hermann Wernstein Auction the reverse with a central(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 40 mm (w) x 43. 80 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, accompanied by its period