Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint GTRexclude green enamelled oak and laurel

green enamelled oak and laurel leaf segments in each quadrant

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 566 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

” swords with maker’s mark “J

loss of finish and tarnishing evident

like the ones previous

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint GTRexclude green enamelled oak and laurel(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 32