VERY NICE Original WWI German SILVER WOUND BADGE 1918. (Verwundeten-Abzeichen) Certified

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Original WWI German SILVER WOUND BADGE 1918. (Verwundeten-Abzeichen) Certified. The Wound Badge was originally established on March 3rd 1918 by Prussian King Wilhelm II to recognize the sacrifice of those wounded during WWI. Die struck, hollow silver washed, magnetic sheet metal construction badge. Finish is slightly worn. The badge is in the form of a vertical oval, which is more circular then the 1939 pattern WWII badges, with an embossed, high relief, profile of a M16 pattern helmet superimposed over crossed swords on a pebbled base encompassed by an embossed oval laurel leaf wreath. The reverse of the badge is a mirror image of the obverse. Reverse of the badge is complete with its original hinge and pin & catch assembly. An OUTSTANDING EXAMAPLE with much of it’s frosty silver wash. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. 100% guaranteed to be authentic. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Imperial Germany, Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.