The soil is very light and as no revetting had been done by our predecessors
in painted and glossed pressed cardstock
Suttgart” and marked “Ges
royal blue and navy blue enamels
missing one of two attachment prongs
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint And Unissued Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Archive The soil is very light(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 65 mm (w) x 44. 15 mm (h), weighing 7. 0