Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity Catharines Regiment

Catharines Regiment

A pennant constructed of red cotton with a round

obverse presenting a scale

"Mirror Reverse" identifying it as Type 1

In handshelled case of issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity Catharines Regiment(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 43. 90 mm