the case’s magnetic metal snap button has partially broken off
he became a Captain in the German Imperial Army
the armed bearing an inscription of “DEUTSCHER KRIEGERBUND WASHINGTON D
the reverse inscribed “Verdienst um das Vaterland” (German - Merit for the Fatherland) within a laurel wreath
blue enamel loss on the reverse centrepiece
Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, Cut Out Version United Republic of the case’s magnetic metal snap(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with an illegible handwritten inscription, measuring 39. 76 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 7. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.