Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case United Republic of Alberta) Battalion

Alberta) Battalion

insignia in silver and gilt bronze with blue enamels

Constructed of silvered bronze with blue paint

insignia in sterling silver with red

moderate tearing and material fatigue evident

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case United Republic of Alberta) Battalion(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, measuring 36. 49 mm (w) x 43. 96 mm (h), weighing 34. 1 grams, accompanied by a period