Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster Hold Instituted in 1943 (in bronze

Instituted in 1943 (in bronze gilt

Ludwig met his future wife in Bavaria

declared Iturbide a traitor

with an even whitish hue from mildew that has formed over the years

with a silver gilt motto “PRAEMIANDO INCITAT” (“REWARDING ENCOURAGES”) on a white-enamelled background

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Karl Wurster Hold Instituted in 1943 (in bronze(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo