Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Auction Archive crown suspension in silver gilt

crown suspension in silver gilt with red enamels

however the medal was actually issued by the Inter Allied government of Upper Silesia

It is crafted out of a sheet of molybdenum steel (magnetic)

his cap with the spread-winged eagle and swastika insignia on the peak and the skull insignia on the front below

constructed of pressed cardstock with a textured black faux leather exterior

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Auction Archive crown suspension in silver gilt(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Otto