Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint GTRexclude Obverse shows Marianne in centre

Obverse shows Marianne in centre with inscription “Republique Francaise”

contact and surface wear on the reverse

” swords with maker’s mark “J

HENSHAW 19 OCT 1925

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 566 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by the Vienna Mint GTRexclude Obverse shows Marianne in centre(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 32