Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring three Franco-Prussian War campaign clasps

bearing initials “AV” for Amerikadeutscher Volksbund from which rays emanate and culminate in a mobile swastika

Penza on June 28

becoming a Captain in August 1914

from impoverished nations such as Nigeria to post-secondary institutions such as Bethlehem University

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint visually-hidden on loop for suspension from(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, 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 but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 46 mm