23 - The Campaign in Madagascar
with spots of white paint evident on the underside of the brim and in the dome
and other military scenes
Instituted 1881
each retaining a fully-intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/86” and secondary codes of “423421” and “422907”
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Wound Badges GTRexclude 23 - The Campaign in(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of Wound Badges, including: 1. A Gold Grade award, first pattern, constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 82 mm