Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Paul Meybauer Newly Listed 1942 aboard the ocean liner

1942 aboard the ocean liner

47 General Hospital at Treport on the 25th and was subsequently invalided "sick" to England aboard the Hospital Ship Esscouibo

this bronze gilded badge features crisp detail

maker mark “17” for Schwerin & Sohn of Berlin

both are engraved "SOUVENIR of the WORLD-WAR" and incorporating a decorative swirl pattern

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Paul Meybauer Newly Listed 1942 aboard the ocean liner(Verwundetenabzeichen). An oval badge constructed of silvered zink, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre bearing a mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked L 13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 36. 38 mm (w) x 43. 61 mm (h), weighing 26. 2 grams, and in near very fine condition.