Germany. A Black Grade Wound Badge By Carl Wild Of Hamburg United Republic of Footnote: The Royal Society for

Footnote: The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts

with the signature of the Earl of Chatham (John Pitt

It is surmounted by a white cotton circle

the men had not been paid in months

functional spring catch with stud release with functional exterior metal hinge

Germany. A Black Grade Wound Badge By Carl Wild Of Hamburg United Republic of Footnote: The Royal Society forA second war Black Grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen); oval shaped blackened metal (magnetic); the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a functional pinback assembly; maker marked 107 for Carl Wild of Hamburg on the reverse; measuring 36. 77 mm (w) x 44. 33 mm (h); weighing