Germany, Heer. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, With Award Document To Grenadier Franz Jankowiak Auction The throat is held together

The throat is held together by a single rivet

within an inscription of “MEINE EHRE HEIßT TREUE” (“MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY”)

obverse illustrating a ship on the water with trees

He flew at a height of 500 feet over the enemy's lines

with a raised royal crown on the upper arm

Germany, Heer. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, With Award Document To Grenadier Franz Jankowiak Auction The throat is held together(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 22 mm (w) x 45. 50 mm (h), weighing 8. 9 grams, in