Germany, Federal Republic. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade For 100 Engagements, 1957 Version Auction Archive with two of the strap

with two of the strap bolt rivets slightly loose versus the body of the helmet

measuring 42 mm x 87 mm

when all departments in the Montreal hospitals were depleted

denoting bronze manufacture

the left upper arm bears a sleeve insignia in the form of a police-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika machine-embroidered in silver aluminum bullion wire

Germany, Federal Republic. A Panzer Assault Badge, Special Grade For 100 Engagements, 1957 Version Auction Archive with two of the strap(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 100). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 100, overlaid by a central Panzer IV rolling over logs, with its left track extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse Panzer in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,