Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Auction measuring 14 cm in width

measuring 14 cm in width

1916 to April 6

white enamel chipping on three of four arms

with a tally ribbon constructed of black rayon wrapped and tied around the edge of the cap

Sporadic soiling and material fatigue consistent with age and field wear is evident throughout the tunic

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Hermann Aurich Auction measuring 14 cm in width(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked