Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction inclusive of sword and laurel

inclusive of sword and laurel suspension 56

Attached to the canister's left side are two metal loops which house a khaki canvas shoulder strap

manufactured without swords

obverse centrepiece with the hand painted portrait of Chula Chom Klao

early manufacture “Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes” by a desired maker

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by Friedrich Orth Auction inclusive of sword and laurel(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L14 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 36. 17 mm (w) x 43. 91 mm (h), weighing