maker marked “Lehmann & Wundenberg
Part of the 17th German Army
Published 1975 and printed by Robert Stockwell Ltd
The insignia measures 40 mm (w) x 34 mm (h) overall
Alfonso XII issue
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern Newly Listed maker marked “Lehmann & Wundenberg(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinack meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 64 mm (w) x 43. 77 mm (h), weighing 25. 2 grams,