Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Private Purchase Example, c. 1940 Province of China above a gilt inscription of

above a gilt inscription of “NVA”

measuring 66 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

Finely produced in bronze gilt maple leaf base

2nd Class c

the interior of the lid lined with off-white silk blended fabric

Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Private Purchase Example, c. 1940 Province of China above a gilt inscription of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaying crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval plate, unmarked, measuring 38. 40 mm (w) x 43. 50 mm (h), weighing 12. 3 grams, an unusual and privately