Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Private Purchase Example, c. 1940 Province of China (Dienstauszeichnung IV

(Dienstauszeichnung IV

the reverse featuring a central void set within a circular oak leaf wreath

the interior of the lid lined with off-white silk blended fabric

underglaze green manufacture mark "SS-Allach" within an octagon

30 mm x 51 mm inclusive of its half moon and wreath suspension

Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Private Purchase Example, c. 1940 Province of China (Dienstauszeichnung IV(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaying crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval plate, unmarked, measuring 38. 40 mm (w) x 43. 50 mm (h), weighing 12. 3 grams, an unusual and privately