Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Issue Gold Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint Auction when he was transferred to

when he was transferred to No

Contained in its original blue case of issue

the left pocket with a label inscribed "Saks - Fifth Avenue / Lot BJ48 Size 36" sewn inside the edge of the pocket

a 1937 Neuwied Kreistag (Regional Day) badge

issued as a catch-up document for a belated wartime decoration or as a rare example of an Iron Cross distributed for Freikorps service

Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Issue Gold Grade Wound Badge, by the Vienna Mint Auction when he was transferred to(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). 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 a clip hinge and round vertical pinback meeting an integrated pinback, unmarked but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 6 mm