Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Hauptmünzamt Hold In bronze gilt with enamels

In bronze gilt with enamels

scattered wear on the white paint of the lettering

when the USS Herring failed to return from a Pacific patrol between Matsuwa and Japan

the reverse states “To my fatherly friends

arriving in England on the 28th

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Hauptmünzamt Hold In bronze gilt with enamels(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of gilded fine zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre bearing a mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked 30 for Hauptmnzamt, Wien, measuring 36. 32 mm (w) x 43. 63 mm (h), weighing 25. 4 grams, and in near very fine condition.