Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive measures 29mm(w) x 59mm(h)

measures 29mm(w) x 59mm(h)

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Instituted 11 November 1895 by Grand Duke Friedrich I

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive measures 29mm(w) x 59mm(h)(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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, overlaid by a Panzerkampfwagen IV on grassy ground with its left tread extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with a raised crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F.