Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade United Republic of the buckle measuring 62 mmm

the buckle measuring 62 mmm (w) x 48 mm (h)

A Rupert cross constructed of bronze gilt with red and green enamels

In silvered tombac with black

the cross is surmounted by cross swords and an integral suspension ring

Shortly thereafter in 1936

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade United Republic of the buckle measuring 62 mmm(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain and with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41.