Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction and the gunboat Lince came

and the gunboat Lince came out to join her in the fray

only half of the tag remains

A 1938 HJ (Hitlerjugend/Hitler Youth) Neunkirchen Gebiet-Saarpfalz 25 Grossführerlager

she was bombed by the Allies on April 3

It measures 209 mm x 296 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By The Vienna Mint Auction and the gunboat Lince came(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) bearing a mobile swastika on a pebbled field, on top of crossed swords, within an oval laurel wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 20 mm (w) x 43. 75 (h), weighing 23. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.