Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity on topped of crossed swords

on topped of crossed swords on a pebbled field

very light soiling evident on the exterior

Among his children were Major General Alfred Karl Bruno von François (1849-1911)

the reverse with a crimped binge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch

French Medal of Liberated France - Bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity on topped of crossed swords(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz 1. Modell). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 75 mm (w) x 44. 04 mm (h), weighing 12. 9 grams,