Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Medal for Excellence in Education

Medal for Excellence in Education

In March 1946

The spring clip is marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “U

the plaque inscribed: "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD

pin marked “ C

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Late-War Example with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Medal for Excellence in Education(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded 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, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 93 mm (w) x 44. 45