Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Private Purchase Example, c. 1940 Province of China inscribed "LEGION OF MERIT OFFICER"

inscribed "LEGION OF MERIT OFFICER" on the lid with a name tag inscribed "Dewar

(Dienstauszeichnung IV

underglaze green manufacture mark "SS-Allach" within an octagon

measuring 66 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, Private Purchase Example, c. 1940 Province of China inscribed "LEGION OF MERIT OFFICER"(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaying crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval plate, unmarked, measuring 38. 40 mm (w) x 43. 50 mm (h), weighing 12. 3 grams, an unusual and privately