Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation certificate_of_authenticity constructed of white cotton twill

constructed of white cotton twill with a woven black rayon cap band

and a swastika surrounded by a wreath

with laurel branches through the quadrants of the arms

the ring measuring 25 mm in diameter

declared "Medically Unfit "Sickness""

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation certificate_of_authenticity constructed of white cotton twill(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern oval laurel leaf wreath with edges cut out, 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original magnetic metal backplate, unmarked, measuring 38. 10 mm (w) x 43. 89 mm (h), weighing 16. 1