Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia Archive GREETING: / THIS IS TO

GREETING: / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM BY CONGRESS HAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART ESTABLISHED BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AT NEWBURGH

measures 910 mm x 39 mm

5 mm (h) ribbon-wrapped wreathed bar with pinback

the obverse consisting of an eight-pointed radiant star overlaid by crossed swords

one depicting the Kriegerdenkmal in Munich

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia Archive GREETING: / THIS IS TO(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of badges and insignia, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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, unmarked, measuring 36. 06 mm