maker marked “M4/24” for “Friedrich Linden
Victoria without Hanoverian arms
(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen 1914 in Gold)
This is a very well preserved alternative de-nazified replacement version of a German Cross in Gold
crowned spread-winged eagle between bayonets
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Wound Badges certificate_of_authenticity maker marked “M4/24” for “Friedrich(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of Wound Badges, including: 1. A Black Grade award, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around 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 37. 30 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm