Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, Legion Condor Auction Archive Hampden County

Hampden County

awarded for the "meritorious and consistent duties in fights against the rebels (Tito's Partisans)

minor enamel chipping to end of the rays

the exterior of the lid embossed with an Iron Cross

circa 1870-90

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, Legion Condor Auction Archive Hampden County(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 Stahlhelm bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 83 mm (w) x 42. 94 mm (h), some loss of finish evident, in overall very fine condition.