Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, With Case Archive edge knock on medal at

edge knock on medal at battery number

marked "BRITISH WAR MEDAL - Issued to - The Mercantile Marine" with accompanying explanation on the front panel

(Vaterländischer Verdienstorden)

with white and blue chequered decorative motifs inbetween the arms

50 mm x 53 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, With Case Archive edge knock on medal at(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern oval oak 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 27 mm (w) x 44. 55 mm (h), weighing 24. 9 grams, accompanied by