Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive on January 16

on January 16

measuring 102 mm wide x 660 mm in length

from June 1917

98 mm x 43

In Gold (hallmarked on side of the star)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive on January 16(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed on the centre on grassy ground, with its tread extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring