Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer Archive within a red enamel ring

within a red enamel ring radiating flames inscribed in gilt letters ‘POUR BAILLER SA FOI’ (to convey her faith)

bronze gilt with blue and red enamels

early 20th Century

(Militärdienstzeichen für 24 Jahre)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer Archive within a red enamel ring(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 43. 90 mm