Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, With Case Hold numbered “5715”

numbered “5715”

the letter from the Secretary of the Navy John Lawrence Sullivan for President Harry S

During July

After he became regent in 1859

gilded bronze medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, With Case Hold numbered “5715”(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x 44. 20 mm (h), weighing 33. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card