Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, L22 Marked Hold before enlisting with the Royal

before enlisting with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver

with a silvered wreath and a patinated eagle

an interesting and personalized example in extremely fine condition

in turn bearing a suspension loop

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, L22 Marked Hold before enlisting with the Royal(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 hedge embedded within a rectangular frame and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L22 for a contested variant