Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Gold Grade Wound Badge by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden nine with horizontal pinbacks

nine with horizontal pinbacks

The obverse lists Hermann’s home address as well as an official Wehrmacht stamp

and Breast Star: five-piece construction

reverse with central applique consisting of a white enameled medallion bearing a hand-painted monogram of Alexander Nevsky

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Gold Grade Wound Badge by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden nine with horizontal pinbacks(Verwundetenabzeichen im Etui in Gold). Instituted on March 3rd, 1918. An oval badge of solid construction made out of gilded tombac, 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 flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but displaying the