Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Cupal Version, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity (Etui für ein Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

(Etui für ein Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

likely removed from a length of bunting

First contact with the Russians Regiment encountered at Pervomajska

with minor hairline cracking and light contact

the reverse bearing a central raised lion rampant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Cupal Version, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity (Etui für ein Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F.