the five arms of the cross with the insignia of the five branches of the armed forces
set on a 118 mm-long zink bar with a horizontal pinback
the swords suspension loose on the Bavarian Merit Cross 2nd Class
52 mm (h - inclusive of integral half ring)
Inscribed in Gothic script "Für die uns übermittelten Glückwünsche und erwiesenen Aufmerksamkeiten danken wir herzlich Heil Hitler
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive the five arms of the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 63 mm (w) x 44. 30 mm (h), weighing 6. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original package of