Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Hold ‘ЦРНОГОРСКІИ’ (of Crna Gora =

‘ЦРНОГОРСКІИ’ (of Crna Gora = Montenegro)

TYPE OR BLOCK PRINT ONLY - DO NOT WRITE IN SCRIPT

with thin laces attached to both ends to be tied around the neck

illustrating one arm blocking another arm holding a dagger

The crown is flanked on each side by a ventilation hole which is reinforced with an olive-drab painted metal grommet

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Hold ‘ЦРНОГОРСКІИ’ (of Crna Gora =(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Otto