Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case certificate_of_authenticity marked “03”

marked “03”

from 1935 to 1939

original tri-color American flag style ribbon

his father having moved to South Africa (but the date is undetermined) and had one brother

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case certificate_of_authenticity marked “03”(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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, measuring 36. 14 mm (w) x 43. 44 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by