Germany, Wehrmacht. A First Pattern Wound Badge, Gold Grade certificate_of_authenticity Four days before he signed

Four days before he signed his Attestation Paper

with the badges placed in an alternating pattern

twenty-three with a multi-piece construction

the newlywed couple left on a motor trip to northern points

Germany, Wehrmacht. A First Pattern Wound Badge, Gold Grade certificate_of_authenticity Four days before he signed(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). A first pattern Holhverbdet Wound Badge, Gold Grade, constructed of gilded tombak, 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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 06 mm (w) x 42. 90