Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity set within a stylized belt

set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an institution date of “1866” with arabesques

with 412 awarded in total

13 mm x 22

One of the epaulettes exhibits fraying on one of the oak leaves which exposes its white threading

05 mm (w) x 21

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity set within a stylized belt(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 41.