Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Hermann Aurich visually-hidden Monetny Dvor mint marked and

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number hand engraved "253058" on the reverse

exhibiting scattered gilt wear and spotting

It was during that difficult engagement that he earned his Iron Cross

dual acceptance marks

Awarded to Oberleutnant Ernst-G

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Hermann Aurich visually-hidden Monetny Dvor mint marked and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). Constructed of blackened magnetic steel, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 113 for Hermann Aurich, Dresden, measuring 36.