Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden measuring 162 mm (w) 162

measuring 162 mm (w) 162 mm (l) x 40 mm (h)

the 9 o’clock arm inscribed with “W”

with a major uprising against the central government in 1945-1946

instituted on April 8

3rd Class for Ten Years' Service (bronze clasp on the ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden measuring 162 mm (w) 162(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 32