Germany, Imperial. A Rare Silver Grade Wound Badge, Cut-Out Screwback Version Republic of Gold & Diamonds

Gold & Diamonds

In this position he was awarded the Eastern Front Medal and the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

with two rows of aluminum wire and black embroidered dashes flanking a central row of dark navy blue embroidered dashes and interlaced with white threading

the reverse arms trimmed with hilt borders

black rubberized backer

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Silver Grade Wound Badge, Cut-Out Screwback Version Republic of Gold & Diamonds(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber an Schraubscheibe). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords over a hollow void, the reverse with a threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, unmarked, measuring 38. 12 mm (w) x 43. 21 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating a period repair to the eleven oclock position of