Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Hold behind the ticket office counter

behind the ticket office counter of the Cunard Line in New York

Different ribbons denoted the various activities for which the award was given

The document has the signatures of DAF Leader Dr

constructed of a wood frame with a green velvet exterior

It shows Herbert Backe awarding a decoration to a civilian

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Hold behind the ticket office counter(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, 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. 82 mm (w) x 44. 12 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original package of issue, constructed of light brown paper