Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of (1832-1951 Issue)

(1832-1951 Issue)

remaining bright and crisp and having a sharp tip

and a magnetic round wire catch

the Olympus struck an enemy mine while leaving Malta with a total 0f 98 officers and men aboard

and Navy and Coast Guard flag officers and captains occupying senior command or very senior staff positions in their respective services

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint United Republic of (1832-1951 Issue)(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 26 mm (w) x 43. 77 mm (h), weighing 34. 2 grams, in extremely fine condition.