Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity the exterior bearing a central

the exterior bearing a central blackened and silvered Iron Cross

consisting of a nine-point white enamel star with silver rays

Friedel subsequently helped to hold the position until the arrival of reinforcements

measuring 75 mm x 11 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint certificate_of_authenticity the exterior bearing a central(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. 12 mm (h),