Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive the war is over

the war is over

in its balsa wood box of issue

Upper composed of a navy blue dyed cotton

featuring the story of why he was awarded the Pour le Merite

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction Archive the war is over(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 Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 19 mm (w) x 43. 74 mm (h), weighing 24.